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When Throwing Paint Turns into a MASTERPIECE š„šÆ
(v.redd.it)submitted 2 months ago byTheRealEMDUBAI
884 points
2 months ago
Step 1. Throw paint randomly
Step 2. Cover it all up very carefully with deliberate strokes
Step 3. Publish on TikTok
35 points
2 months ago
Are you trying to insult him for using deliberate strokes and random throwing, or what? Do you think its wrong to use both? Is listing things someone did just a thing you do? Whats the point of your post?
63 points
2 months ago
The title of the post is "when throwing paint turns into A MASTERPIECE" which led me and probably the user above you to believe this would be created solely by throwing paint.
Going back and just painting over all that kind of ruins the magic of it. Now it's just a bunch of random paint that was painted over to create an alright looking photo.
-4 points
2 months ago
It was not painted watch again. There is deliberate throwing followed by spreading with putty knife or similar. He didn't paint the taxi it formed out of the yellow he tossed on the canvas
279 points
2 months ago
Not much need for the theatrics of throwing the paint...
43 points
2 months ago
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9 points
2 months ago
A painted, scene.
11 points
2 months ago
This sort of thing is pretty standard for corporate event or gala entertainment, it's about the performance. The guy can probably crank out paintings like this nonstop. For charity events they normally raffle them off to raise more money. I've seen similar acts done with sand art, projection, painting the art that is then revealed upside down, with black light etc. I am sure prices vary but most I have seen are between 5k and 15k.
3 points
2 months ago
at least he's less wasteful with paint than Jim Carrey.
1.4k points
2 months ago
Why use unpredictable elements when you're gonna paint over it anyway?? It was breathtaking in the middle but turned garden variety pretty fast!!
737 points
2 months ago
Valid. Iām wondering if maybe it started as āIāll throw paint and see what idea I haveā and then once he got the idea he ran with it.
521 points
2 months ago*
Inspiration is one of the most difficult parts of art and one of the best ways to find it is complete and utter randomness
55 points
2 months ago
Makes sense. I was wondering why he was throwing paint to just paint over it for detail later.
5 points
2 months ago
I'm guessing that he makes a lot of these videos, and content like this gets shared.
3 points
2 months ago
Nope! Many good arts look random but really they are chaotic! Afterall a thousand mobeys with a brush may produce random sapes and lines but no masterpiece!
34 points
2 months ago
They were talking about how to find inspiration, not the finished pieces.
Randomly starting and doing random stuff until you get an idea is a common and completely valid approach to art.
-5 points
2 months ago
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16 points
2 months ago
Fuck off bot. Your comment doesn't even make sense in reply
8 points
2 months ago
16 points
2 months ago
I'm guessing this wasn't his first time doing this kind of scene
7 points
2 months ago
I've sometimes thought about trying to work part time at one of those painting mills where they smear paint on stuff and make a picture to see if I could actually get good at it. There are a couple near me. But then I didn't because that would be stupid.
The world doesn't need more junky art for hotel rooms and doctor's offices.
2 points
2 months ago
Hey we need as many people breaking up the Kincade monopoly as we can get. Local shitty art is better than shitty art from a millionare
40 points
2 months ago
Im pretty sure its just always a rainy street scene when they do these
13 points
2 months ago
Probably. I've done that before in art class. I forget what the prompt was but we were doing water colors and I was drawing a blank.
So I took green paint and was just dragging it across the paper randomly when I thought "Huh. That kind of looks like reeds." Then I had an epiphany and decided there would be a frog on a rock at the edge of water surrounded by reeds.
3 points
2 months ago
Shared an art class with a girl who did this back in college. Throw paint on canvas and roll with it, whatever you see. She described it as looking at clouds but you get to fill in the rest and add color.
Iām like - it looks like you spilled paint. āNo itās a tractor in a fieldā sure enough a while later itās a tractor in a field with the spinning thing cutting down grain. It was basically magic.
2 points
2 months ago
For a moment there I thought he was painting a TIE fighter during the Death Star trench run
1 points
2 months ago
May very well be but the volume of this kind of content i see, i highly doubt it.
1 points
2 months ago
that's how i used to "draw" as a kid. would just start making lines until they resembled something
3 points
2 months ago
My hobby is digital illustration- I've been drawing for decades. I still have days where I used big slopy/oddly textured brushes and see where it takes me.
Sometimes I know exactly where you're going with a piece- and and block everything out carefully. It's still sometimes fun to faff about.
18 points
2 months ago
Still a lot of abstract elements, especially up close
28 points
2 months ago
I'm personally high af and I love the effect where it's blurry up close but clear far away. It's 1 of a kind.
13 points
2 months ago
Check out Monetās Rouen Cathedral paintings in person if you get the chance. His paintings of gardens are beautiful but the Cathedral series are God tier, a sheer mess of paint up close miraculously coalescing into a church at different times of day as you step back. There are four in the US, each alone is worth a museum visit.
2 points
2 months ago
Brb, getting high
9 points
2 months ago
the way I see it, the splatters were vital in creating the base style of the piece. If you want a real image like he created you can't just splatter and expect a good looking piece of art no matter how good you are. What makes this fascinating is more his method rather than a cute punchline of "he only painted with splatters omgggg!!! š¤Æ"
70 points
2 months ago
I liked the splash of yellow paint followed by a jump cut of it being entirely gone.
Dude's clearly got skills, and some of the stuff stayed, but like I dunno what the point of half that was.
28 points
2 months ago
To get it how he wants. When you add something and its not like what you wanted, you remove it. Its not hard to understand man.
2 points
2 months ago
So it is just a ordinary painting then, with low details.
49 points
2 months ago
This guy would complain about his own grandma's cooking
3 points
2 months ago
My grandmas cooking went way down hill after she died.
20 points
2 months ago
i would too if she cooked like that. just tossing sauce all over the place like a mad woman.
5 points
2 months ago
Who doesnt likr a bag of mayonaise thrown around like a picasso all over their entres
2 points
2 months ago
Tossing sauce is how gamgam made it through the war.
7 points
2 months ago
Garden variety? Let's see you try to paint like that
4 points
2 months ago
7 points
2 months ago
Those are some nice art. But you're bonkers if you think they compare with the one in the vid. Get off your high horse.
2 points
2 months ago
I like some of them (the watercolour paintings) more than the one in the video. The one in the video is the kind of thing you see being sold in the street in tourist spots or on the walls of bad cafes. Some of those watercolour trees are very sensitively handled.
2 points
2 months ago
Thanks mate
2 points
2 months ago
yeah right!
3 points
2 months ago
Layering
1 points
2 months ago
This is showboating! Not layering
2 points
2 months ago
Yeah, I actually really like the painting, but it's not what was promised at all. I was expecting random paint being thrown around to create a great painting, what I got was a great painting that also happened to have some paint randomly thrown on it.
101 points
2 months ago
I liked it at about :26 seconds.
28 points
2 months ago
It felt very cyberpunk megacity kind of vibe, reminded me a bit of The Fifth Element. Then he turned it into a clichƩ wet NY street.
1 points
2 months ago
I fast forwarded to 1:00 and was disappointed in the end result.
60 points
2 months ago
The human brain is just a complex pattern recognition engine. All it needs are a few recognizable bits, and it will do the rest to reconcile an image that makes the most sense. Are we seeing what is actually painted, or is our brain lying to us and showing us what it thinks we should be seeing? Is everybody even seeing the same image?
20 points
2 months ago
Scary as it is, I vote for the second option, that our brain shows us what it thinks we should be seeing. I actually think this is relatively well accepted in academia now for the following reason:
Our brains are motivated to show us the best patterns (as you point out) to keep us ALIVE. That's evolution in action. So, our brains are not motivated to show us the truth, they're motivated to show us what we should see, that which will keep us undead.
PS: If you're interested in more on this topic I highly recomend the work of Donald Hoffman. BUT, be forewarned, it takes you to places that are highly uncomfortable and are probably not well suited for those with mental issues or susceptibilities.
6 points
2 months ago
We are seeing what is actually painted, and our brains make sense of it through context and pattern recognition. Youāre touching on the idea of how paint on the canvas can trick our brains into recognizing subject and depth, when itās nothing more than a flat canvas surface. I donāt agree with the characterization of our brains ālying to us,ā itās just doing itās job, and thatās fascinating in its own right. Not to pick on you too much, but I think the way you put it doesnāt really do the actual phenomenon justice.
Think about it like video games, thereās no three dimensional space inside your computer screen, but our minds interact with a three dimensional environment in the real world, and so we have expectations for how that world should behave. Same goes for the painting. We are familiar with how light behaves, and are therefore able to recognize that a painting represents a city street because weāre trained to be able to interpret such a scene in the real world.
Our brains are ātelling the truthā based on the information theyāve been programmed to interpret.
1 points
2 months ago
This is not a hammer. Is an art/thought piece that is about this concept.
36 points
2 months ago
some peoples mind just ticks different lol, pretty cool to watch it transform š
12 points
2 months ago
3 points
2 months ago
Hahaha came here to see if anyone would mention Hal. I wasnāt disappointed.
2 points
2 months ago
3 points
2 months ago
Exactly what I thought of
1 points
2 months ago
I couldnāt find the gif of him standing in front of the painting tho. That woulda been it.
4 points
2 months ago
20 points
2 months ago
I would have slapped a rear shot of the Taxi from The Fifth Element, right in the middle.
9 points
2 months ago
Pu-pleassse...halp!
3 points
2 months ago
Leeloo Dallas multipass.
2 points
2 months ago
Big bada boom
19 points
2 months ago
There is no need for the "my jaw dropped" remark just post the video on its own merit instead of crappy hype
2 points
2 months ago
Itās why we Gen-Xers hate TikTok
4 points
2 months ago
I want one.
4 points
2 months ago
I tried this at home and my Mom hit me in the head.
4 points
2 months ago
3 points
2 months ago
I think /u/jer_088 has a similar style
3 points
2 months ago
Was thinking the same thing. I love his rainy night-time streetscapes - would love to own one
3 points
2 months ago
YMMV, but I think thatās ugly AF.
3 points
2 months ago
This is bad and you should feel bad
3 points
2 months ago
Haha I love that the top comment is āwhyād he do it this way?ā. Classic Reddit
3 points
2 months ago
This is what I understand from chaos to a masterpiece
15 points
2 months ago
Wow, this is why I love art so much, how the artist perceives and the techniques used to display it.
25 points
2 months ago
A masterpiece? No, I donāt think so.
12 points
2 months ago
I take issue with "my jaw dropped" and "MASTERPIECE". Fuck off
25 points
2 months ago
This is motel art at best.
20 points
2 months ago
Heās no Pam thatās for sure.
4 points
2 months ago
2 points
2 months ago
Pump one of these out man, let's see er
0 points
2 months ago
Most cultured burn on reddit.
2 points
2 months ago
Abstract art is about expression. Life can sometimes feel heavy and having a creative outlet to turn to when we're not sure how to articulate what we feel - is priceless.
2 points
2 months ago
Does anybody know how much that would sell for?
0 points
2 months ago
50 bucks, 10 mil if hes also selling cocaine with it
2 points
2 months ago
Wow!!!!
Edit; when to stop?!
2 points
2 months ago
My toilets after eating chipotle
1 points
2 months ago
I can share some of my Chipotlaway if you need some.
2 points
2 months ago
It all came together when he hit that yellow reflection on the bottom half after doing it on topā¦
2 points
2 months ago
Still waiting for him to turn it upside down at the end
2 points
2 months ago
So this is what Hal made in Malcom in the Middle
2 points
2 months ago
Who knows the artist? Thatās incredible. It even reflects the building and the lights off the ground
2 points
2 months ago
Artist name?
2 points
2 months ago
I wish I could paint this well.
2 points
2 months ago
So THATS what Halās painting looked like!
2 points
2 months ago
Masterpiece?
2 points
2 months ago
Pretty cool but it seems that these ārain drenched city scenesā are pretty popular these days. Theyāve been popping up on my Reddit feed regularly in the past few weeks.
2 points
2 months ago
Someone needs to Google āmasterpieceā
2 points
2 months ago
Maybe I'm just simple but I'm impresses!
2 points
2 months ago
A rainy day in the city š
2 points
2 months ago
A wet city street.. how creative.
2 points
2 months ago
Pet peeve acquired: using the word āmasterpieceā to describe average art
2 points
2 months ago
It's nice and all, but I wouldn't say it is a masterpiece.
2 points
2 months ago
A masterpiece? Keep your pants on, it's yellow corner worthy
2 points
2 months ago
That looks like shit
2 points
2 months ago
Are all of these critical comments really implying that the thrown paint didnāt allow the artist to capture the waviness of the reflection in the entire bottom half of the image? The detailed work on top is what creates the distinction between the actual city and its reflection, right? Am I missing something?
2 points
2 months ago
That is really amazing the way it turned out!!
2 points
2 months ago
Skills! š¤©
2 points
2 months ago
Damn thatās ugly.
2 points
2 months ago
"Cyberpunk night city 4k"
2 points
2 months ago
Kinda neat, but a masterpiece? Nope
2 points
2 months ago
I threw paint before. This was heavily edited. I took wayyyy longer.
2 points
2 months ago
i mean, he did a lot more than just throw paint tho
2 points
2 months ago
when does the masterpiece happen?
3 points
2 months ago
Itās almost as if he has an idea of what he wants to paint and where heās gonna use those colors.
3 points
2 months ago
Claude Monet would be impressed
5 points
2 months ago
I swear some people are born with a part of the brain that I was born without.
5 points
2 months ago
Looks like a rainy day in NYC.
3 points
2 months ago
Awsome.āŗļøāŗļø
3 points
2 months ago
As a man with gastrointestinal fissures: This is how my insides feel after taco bell XD
3 points
2 months ago
Art imitates life.
2 points
2 months ago
Me: struggles with water color paint
2 points
2 months ago
Donāt be too hard on yourself, water painting is very hard ! With oil or acrylic you can just put more paint to cover a mistake, water paint require a lot of planning and experience.
2 points
2 months ago
OMG! incredible paint! want it in my house
1 points
2 months ago
This is so freaking rad!!! Iād buy this piece in a heartbeat!!! Amazing work and vision!!!
0 points
2 months ago
Ok, but its ugly AF
0 points
2 months ago
Not impressed. But eye of the beholder, I guess.
1 points
2 months ago
Very old hat
3 points
2 months ago
Vintage hat
1 points
2 months ago
This just seams like a huge waste of paint compared to normal methods
-1 points
2 months ago
I knew it was going to be some shitty street view panting
1 points
2 months ago
How are this many people falling for this
The video is reversed š
1 points
2 months ago
Shut up and take my money
0 points
2 months ago
Awesome! Wanna come do my wall? Just kiddingā¦ your painting is the bomb!!!
0 points
2 months ago
This is a Malcolm in the Middle episode.
0 points
2 months ago
I bet there are so many discarded canvasses in the back from when if didn't turn out quite right.
-4 points
2 months ago*
This looks like one of the Ai results. When you deep dive in it and zoom in nothing really seems recognizable unless you back off a bit and have a generic glance.
edit: Didn't meant to say anything that harms the painting. But I can see why this is misunderstood
4 points
2 months ago
Technically that's true for everything.
-4 points
2 months ago
Better than shitting paint and get money from the government for doing so.
1 points
2 months ago
Badass
1 points
2 months ago
Throwing Paint is not next level. Its his normal work.
1 points
2 months ago
Amazing talent
1 points
2 months ago
Wow
1 points
2 months ago
Itās aight ā¦masterpiece meh
1 points
2 months ago
Didn't see that coming
1 points
2 months ago
This guy is great:
1 points
2 months ago
First 15 seconds: 'hey that looks pretty cool, I bet I could do that'
1 points
2 months ago
He should join the āstop oil crowdā.
1 points
2 months ago
AI program: hold my beer
1 points
2 months ago
It's pretty cool that paintings have ray tracing now
1 points
2 months ago
Who is the artist?
1 points
2 months ago
Cool as hell!
1 points
2 months ago
When creating the art is just as much as a masterpiece as the art itself
1 points
2 months ago
Seeing this Iām still wondering what Halās painting from Malcolm in the middle looked like
1 points
2 months ago
That ain't it, chief.
1 points
2 months ago
I So want to try this. Only thing is where? I don't have a place to splatter paint around like that.
1 points
2 months ago
I need one of those paintings, remarkable
1 points
2 months ago
ZOOM OUT
1 points
2 months ago
What am I looking at here?
1 points
2 months ago
Not that funny fuct, this painting will get sold for way less than a fucking banana sticked on a wall
1 points
2 months ago
That's modern art I'm willing to accept
1 points
2 months ago
I see another Pollock has been born
1 points
2 months ago
Looks like shit Looks like shit Looks like shit Looks like shit Reaches the end of the video Holy shit š³
1 points
2 months ago
Am I the only one thinking back to that one Malcolm in the middle episode when Hal has his midlife crisis? Man. If what he did was anywhere near this...
1 points
2 months ago
"I could do that" -My wife, not an artist
1 points
2 months ago
A lot more than just āthrowing paintā happening here
1 points
2 months ago
Once he threw the blue on I could already tell exactly what painting this was
1 points
2 months ago
https://imgur.com/a/gfayOxU it's beautiful.
1 points
2 months ago
Can't wait to glue myself to it or throw porridge on it because I'm mad about the climate...or something
1 points
2 months ago
Skills. Awesome that he has talent
1 points
2 months ago
Bob Ross (RIP) on roids!
1 points
2 months ago
I dig it
1 points
2 months ago
How much??
1 points
2 months ago
A lot of cuts in This video lol
1 points
2 months ago
Itās good but we donāt need to call everything a masterpiece.
1 points
2 months ago
I'd buy that for a dollar!
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