WOW, I just posted a piece I did in pencil and pen years ago..a take on Dali's Spellbound ,but not exactly.. it is called "the eyes have it' .. lol. deja vu huh?
The question " is it a good thing"
I assume you mean 'is it a good thing that my wife's heart is racing', rather than 'is the art a good thing.'
No, I don't think it is a good thing that her heart races when viewing. It could be caused by excitement, fear, or an undisclosed medical problem to name a few.
To the original post...racing heart is typically not a symptom associated with seeing good art.
Viewing good art is known to cause nausea, vomiting, itchy palms, slippery elm, third eye, amnesia, hysterical pregnancy, convulsions, and the sudden sensation of weightlessness.
So no, this did not have the symptoms associated with good art. Take two placebos (the red ones, not the blue) and call your physician in the morning.
... why would what appears to be an infantile rendition of lifesaver candy (or is it a bloodshot eye?) cause any sort of elevated activity? What sort of crayons did you use? Maybe your wife is allergic to something in the crayons.
Is your heart racing when you read this? If so, then you are having a fairly normal reaction to biting criticism.
Perhaps she means that it is very busy and it makes her feel anxious. The composition on both these make me feel anxious. If that is what you are going for, then it would be a good thing.
It looks like an eye and the eye's blood vessels to me.
Thanks Blaine! What I meant by my comment was that when somebody loves you, they have an especially strong reaction (usually positive) to things you create. Also they don't want to hurt you even if they don't love what you've done. So don't expect the reaction of your beloved to be the average reaction of all viewers.
Grandparents are the most notorious for this, you could show them the towel you used to dry your hands and they'll call it a masterpiece. :-)
I agree with Cynthia. I don't believe a word anybody I know tells me about my work. You just can't trust what they say. Doesn't mean it ISN'T good, just they may be worried about your feelings if it isn't.
The #1 indicator, to me, is when a stranger pulls out their wallet and gives you MONEY for what you did.
Artists here on FAA totally aside, I have had some amazing reactions from non artists who are not family.
Some very intelligent folks like my concept. That does not make them buyers, but interested only, for now.
I am having a large chunk of rejection. My art is so new, like most digital art, that most galleries dont know what
will sell. Most people dont know if they want to hang it. Most people dont have a great feel that they have seen
this work over and over again and want it hanging in their homes.
Of course I am selling to most people, but only need a few at a time to buy. I dont need most people to buy.
I know you are having fun, so am I, but are you trying to sell? Presentation.
