r/cringereels • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 1d ago

Fluid Art, a contemporary art

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u/13thgeneral 1d ago

Speaking as someone that actually went to an art college and understands the mindset of many types of "artists", these kinds of performative displays are done by people who would rather do this than actually be productive and produce something people actually want or need. They get to pretend they're intellectual and cultured, and the people watching get to pretend along with them.

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u/iammixedrace 1d ago

Me in my Design Degree when asked why I did something. And HAD to have a rationale for every decision.

Learned very quickly that much of art and design decisions are just - felt like it, it looks good/cool. Then to sound smart you research the hell out of a random topic and relate the piece to that. "Oh yeah red in xyz culture or thing represents nothingness to the xyz so that is represented by a red background.. now clap please"

Yes some artist/ designers start with research then refine the piece. But within all that many many many decisions were vibes based then related to the topic.

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u/tiptopster 1d ago

This is exactly why I quit my design degree at the end of year two. Realised it was a world full of shit and the cream that rose were the ones who could blag. Not a world I want to be in.