An artist doesnt copy what they see, they create it. What do you think?

Answer 1

I think Mark C is taking you a little too literally. My interpretation of your statement is that an artist, by painting (or sculpting, etc.) a subject, is creating something that looks like, but is not the same as, the subject. Even in photorealism, a genre of painting that strives for photographic detail and precision in a painting, the result is something not quite the same as the subject, nor even of an actual photograph of the subject. All art is a representation of reality, however abstract, as filtered through the eyes, brain, and hands of the artist. The result is not really what is there, but is, in a sense, the "creation" of the artist.

For some striking examples of this, look at Monet's later paintings. They tend to be murky, even when the paintings are of subjects he had painted before, such as the Japanese bridge in his garden at Giverny. This is because Monet's eyesight was failing, so he was painting what HE saw, not necessarily what was there. So, in a sense, he was "creating" a bridge that did not really exist, even though he was attempting to paint a real bridge.

Answer 2

A true artist does not just create. He/she can create, but can look at something of splender and transfer it onto canvas in his or her own style. I paint with oils and I have doen some free hand painting and I have done some copying. Either of these are a form of art. If you don't think so, then why don't you pick up a brush and try it yourself. Art is creativity no matter if it's copying or creating.

Answer 3

They may interpret it through their own categories of experience, but I doubt that they create it. They may create the emotional attachment, or the meaning allied with the art, but once again, they will be the only ones that see it that way - everyone that looks at it will bring along their own categories of experience that they look through to see the art. Its just like intertextuality - no text is original because they are all influenced by the texts that came before them - even if the creator's intention was not to copy the things that came before - their entire world (their experiences) is shaped by what came before.

Answer 4

I agree with you. An artist doesnt take in perspective of what is actually in front of them but takes in the visible, their emotions and thoughts, the lights and colors they see. A good artist should be able to make anything their own and a counter part to themselves at that one period in time.

Answer 5

My daughter is an EXTREMELY talented artist, and she copies what she sees.

Answer 6

rubbish.
cheap amature psycology.
it's already there. they may interpret it, but they DO-NOT create it.