Could we talk about art (drawn) vs. writing for a bit?
Something that I find slightly frustrating about writing is that people often lack the attention span to read.
With drawings or a painting you need only but to see the image for a moment to take it in. Of course the longer you look the more detail you may see, the more nuances you might uncover, but at the core you really only need 5-10 seconds.
My fiance says, "But does a drawing really stick with you like a book?" And I don't think so. Is that because the work is effectively done for us with a drawing? Nothing is left to the imagination with drawn art. Or is there more to it?
>>7754681
>My fiance
fuck off normie, no one cares
>But does a drawing really stick with you like a book?
I don't think so, because each is asking something of the audience that is fundamentally different from what the other asks. A passage from a book gives the reader context through the text both before and after the quote, while a painting leaves those dimensions of time completely nonexistent.
>>7754695
>>/r9k/ with you
>>7754707
sequential art is a thing, but yeah, for the most part art really only shows you an instantiation, a moment in time
to my mind, art certainly can be on par with literature in terms of meaning, just in very different ways
>>7754764
actually, I think a picture takes you to places also.
there's an immediate drive to create context for this thing that you're looking at, so I think you start conceiving in your mind what actually did happen before and after what you're presented with
you tell yourself the story of the picture, i think in much the same way you try to picture what's happening in a story
>>7754783
Depends on the picture, though.
Here's an example that one could see beyond what's given. What is this place? Who are the people? What're they doing? What's happening here?
>>7754789
that looks like the setting for a really weird space opera, cloud atlas style
source?
>>7754714
>>>/newfag/
>>7754681
>Nothing is left to the imagination with drawn art.
Absolutely agree. For this reason I believe literature is somewhat of a more worthwhile, more intellectual activity than drawn/painted art.
It's also because I fucking suck at drawing though
>>7754823
well, at least you know where you're coming from
>>7754804
Search the artist name (image title) on art station.
>>7754823
Art has a place. Sometimes the ability to convey an idea very quickly is of great benefit.
>>7754850
oh whoa I'm an idiot
thx m80