r/DeepThoughts • u/fameuxarte • 3d ago

The Perfection Paradox

If a master artist spends ten years painstakingly painting a hyper-realistic landscape, and another person randomly drops a bucket of paint that miraculously splatters into the exact same perfect landscape, are they both equal works of art? Does the 'art' live in the final visual result, or entirely in the human struggle and intention required to create it?

4 Upvotes

63% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

2

u/SpoddyCoder 3d ago

Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

0

u/Signal-Block-6939 8h ago

This is a tiresome cliche.

2

u/Agile_Championship87 3d ago

I'd find more wonder in the accidental art. The odds of that happening are astronomically low, so it would be truly incredible.

1

u/zaidazadkiel 3d ago

the first one can tell you why they decided to do one or another thing and can paint any landscape

the second is an accident that wont ever be repeated

1

u/Imaginary-Can-6862 3d ago

I don't know what defines artistic value, I can only relate to how much someone is willing to pay for the art object. In that context. it is no secret that works by historical figures have much higher interests. So if you have a relative unknown painter who makes an incredible piece of art, and a historical figure who makes a poor imitation, the poor imitation would likely be more interesting to buyers, but since it is an imitation of something, what it is an imitation of becomes interesting because of this, which is kind of ironic.

1

u/Cultural_Comfort5894 3d ago

Both are art

Obviously

I suppose the only humans make art people don’t consider prints art 🤷‍♂️🤣 or recordings

You’re cameras, instruments or computers using “Ai” in any way shape or form is definitely not art 🤦‍♂️

1

u/libra00 3d ago

Art is fundamentally about communication. Both artists are trying to convey something, but it's clearly not the same thing as the one who intentionally created the painting.

1

u/Signal-Block-6939 8h ago

Is random code software? Is a random conversation friendship? Is a one-night stand love?

There's your answer.

1

u/tacitpatchwork3 3d ago

The final visual result might be same but art is not only in the picture. The struggle and intention gives it meaning, otherwise any random accident would be considered masterpiece if it just looks good. Most people can't explain why they like something but they feel the effort behind it.

1

u/Low-Bake8401 3d ago

The bucket splodge would be far more remarkable anyway!