Andarthiel_Demigod wrote...
I just saw this and lol'd
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Eh, it's an argument I've tried to avoid making. You can dislike something, and say so, without necessarily being able to create something better yourself. Heck, the entire industry of critical review is based on this notion. The problem comes when people who dislike something start getting nasty and personal about, and start making statements like "I could do that in my sleep" or "my baby brother can animate better than that." In those cases, I like to challenge the boaster to put his money where his mouth is, but in general, respectful dislike of an entertainment product is to be expected, and there's nothing wrong with that.
A buddy of mine in design school related a similar discussion from one of his classes. The discussion went to artwork that looks really simplistic, such as
Barnett Newmans' Voice of Fire, which is currently displayed at Ottawa's National Gallery of Canada. It started a lot of controversy when the National Gallery paid $1.8 million for it, and it was mocked by a lot of people who couldn't understand a) how this could be considered art, and

why it was worth so much.
My buddy's instructor posed this question to the class:
imagine you are going to recreate a painting like this. How do you do it?The class started coming up with very basic suggestions, like just buying a ton of paint and painting that red stripe. The instructor then asked how they were going to get a consistent, solid tone with all that paint. Voice of Fire is 213" x 94" (5.4m x 2.4m). It's a giant painting, and the lines are solid, with no bleed, and consistent across the entire length of the piece.
The message to the class was clear. While a piece may
look simple, it may take a tremendous amount of talent, knowledge, and ability in order to create. The same applies to any creative endeavour, whether it's a painting like Voice of Fire, a children's bedtime story like "Go the [bleep] to Sleep," crazy stupid pop songs like "Friday," or a videogame like Super Mario Bros. The lesson here is that it's super easy to criticize other people's work on the internet without being called on it, so let's try and be excellent to each other.
Modifié par Ninja Stan, 25 mai 2012 - 12:30 .