30th July 2024, 12:13 AM
(29th July 2024, 6:09 PM)Different Wrote: Bro, please tell me you’re joking, right? Honestly, it looks like someone just took a BIC pen and started doodling around and drew some really confusing lines because they obviously didn’t know what they were doing. Then if you’ll notice, he has red spots on his back which makes me think he accidentally cut himself.
It’s not even a tattoo, it looks like a disaster that one of his friends probably did for him. I’m perplexed at how anyone considers this to be artwork. The robotic arm is the most professional looking one. That one is some next level stuff, right there. Just look at the intricate details and how it looks aesthetically appealing.
Idk man. I need you to elaborate with me here because I just don’t see the attractiveness in this picture that you posted here.
Just as a forewarning, the next paragraph is gonna sound extremely pretentious. I had a lot of fun trying to put my thoughts into words here though.
It sounds a bit stupid to say, but that tattoo just resonates with me emotionally. It's not some grandiose technical feat, it feels down-to-earth and, well, human. To me it communicates a sense of pain and turbulence - frustration, sorrow, desolation, etc. - but also, kind of paradoxically, a sense of peace, acceptance and even humility. It's broken and imperfect; even the way the two wings are rendered is imbalanced, with the one on the right being much more "full" than the one on the left. It's loud, chaotic and lacks any kind of compositional harmony. Yet it's also kind of serene. It's very reminiscent of the aftermath of an emotional breakdown. I also like that it's not ashamed to present itself like this, despite its apparent flaws. It's comfortable to quietly exist without demanding our appreciation or attention. I just find it so interesting, and the fact that it says so much to me makes it a lot more "artful" to me than the robotic arm. Despite the robotic arm being indisputably more skilled, it just doesn't speak to me personally like these wings do. I guess this is the age-old debate of skill vs. concept in art; I think both of these tattoos wonderfully illustrate the two extremes of that false dichotomy.
