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But how can such things be truly be validated? What guidelines are set forth to be judged against? True, technical skill is one. There is an enormous amount of technical skill here at dA as exemplified by numerous Daily Deviations given each 24 hours.

But why is there such a lack of explanation for such work? Isn't "art", after all, the expression of the artist who created such work? Why do we rarely see the artist's explanation of their work here at dA? Shouldn't those who can actually talk about their work be showcased as well?

I understand completely that "Untitled" is used as an invitation for others to draw their own conclusions about the work. I also encourage others to draw their own conclusions even though a work is given an actual name. And not all people view art to read the artist's intentions. But c'mon, don't just give me "Painted in Photoshop, 28+ hours". Why was it worth spending 28+ hours on it, why did you render it in Photoshop versus in traditional artistic materials, what are the elements supposed to represent, etc. Giving me *your* answers about a work is completely different than giving me *the* answers to a work.

And it's not just here where it is a problem. I believe society as a whole is hiding behind the "Untitled" label as to not offend anyone. Are we becoming afraid to even state our own interpretations on things as simple as a painting about nobles or still life? Or is it just laziness?

The artist statement is just as important as the technical skills needed to complete the work. If you can't talk about your own work, then who do you expect to talk about it instead? And if it's someone else, then no wonder this world is so friggin' messed up.

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I do have some program covers that will be posted soon, however.

EDIT: I'm such a liar. hehe I just posted some old ceramic work. Unmotivated to do much else, though.

EDIT #2: 2/3 of the aforementioned covers have now been posted as well as the covers from two previous years.

EDIT #3: Cover #3 has been uploaded.

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Now, what to do with all those printed out variations that led you to your final solution. Do you keep them somewhere or throw them away? Why?

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So between feelings of slight embarrassment of not having a definitive or even intelligible answer and slightly offended by my work being called “a hobby” (even though it is anyway…lol), I wondered if any of you have encountered a similar situation.

What did you do?

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Please try comment. There's only one rule... "Looks good" doesn't count Thank you in advance!

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I moved all of my scraps (a whole whopping 6 of them!) to my main portfolio here at dA. Check it out if you like. I'm not sure how long they will be there since it's mainly "unfinished" doodles.

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]]> ~polegnyn http://polegnyn.deviantart.com/journal/9249076/ http://polegnyn.deviantart.com/journal/9249076/ Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:06:21 PDT [link] . From there you can get to each individual print.

Thank you for your patience and enjoy! ]]> ~polegnyn http://polegnyn.deviantart.com/journal/6438723/ http://polegnyn.deviantart.com/journal/6438723/ Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:28:33 PDT
Just wanted to let you know that I'm back in class. I will have new updates as soon as I get a chance to complete some projects. Those of you that enjoy my tattoo designs are really going to enjoy what's coming next

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