Amateur Art Critics Reveal Which Masterpiece They Just Can't Stand
Everybody is a critic. That is just a human given in life. Everybody has an opinion on everything! We all believe we are walking, talking reincarnations of true artists. And we always love to share our thoughts aloud. Art is subjective and it is many things for many people, whether it be a painting, a book, a film or 'popular' piece of music, one's personal favorite "art" may not appeal to the masses. And half the time it's the classics, the ordained 'Masterpieces' we loathe the most.
Redditor B0hpp wanted everyone to share What is something considered a "Masterpiece" that you just can't seem to enjoy and afraid to admit it?
THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS!
My daughter's first time drawing our family.
Reddit jumped in with their thoughts on a handmade family portrait.
I'm so looking forward to the first time my daughter draws something identifiable. Right now it's scribbles and occasionally she says "this is the sun!" It's not even a sun.
With my middle son it went from scribbles to giant robots battling Godzilla in what seemed like overnight.
And not 'giant robots fighting Godzilla' because that's what he told us it was, but pick it up after he's done and go 'oh, wow, yeah, that's the 1980s era Godzilla, you can tell by the head profile and the shoulders, and those robots are pretty neat, the way he drew the one with four legs you can see how it would actually walk around...'
WHO IS SHE ANYWAY?
The Mona Lisa. meh.
Seems Lisa may not be so popular with plenty of people.
I wish this one) was in the limelight more. I was in the building as National Geographic was trying to uncover it. Way more interesting than the Mona Lisa.
Not even my favourite painting by da Vinci.
"Lady with Ermine" is much better.
FRANKLY MY DEAR... I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!
'Gone With the Wind.' It's so long and left me feeling miserable at the end. I told a co worker this once and she acted like I murdered her child in front of her.
It seems a few people take issue with Scarlett... particularly her story's length.
I love GWTW but it's 4 hours long. And no one in it is a nice person. I joke with people that it's a film made to be endured, rather than enjoyed. Would still kill for Scarlett O'Hara's wardrobe though.
I will never forget my husband's reaction to that movie: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S AN INTERMISSION???!??!???
heh. We were in our dating stage back then (a theater brought the movie back for limited run, which I was really excited about, and dragged him to). I guarantee 20 years in, he'd be like "Nah, that's ok hon, I think I'll pass."
LET YOUR HEART GO ON!!
The Titanic! I live where it was built and holy crap they are still in love with it. I get it guys, you built a big boat over 100 years ago. It sank. What have you done since then? Seriously, move on!
You are right. There have been many ships that have sunk since then with wayyy more lives lost than the Titanic but why aren't they more famous? It's all the little things...
-Largest ship in the world -_"Unsinkable ship" _-Both rich and poor were on the boat -Speeding up to make it to NYC faster than expected -Maiden voyage -It was Captain Smith's last voyage before retirement -Hitting of the iceberg -Where it sank - middle of the Atlantic with almost no one around who could help so they were basically all alone -The time it took to sink (2.5 hours - the length of a good play) -How the ship broke into two pieces -The ice cold water (had it happened in the summer, the loss of life would be minimal as people could have just floated and waited for help. They had plenty of life vests, just not enough life boats, but the water was 28 degrees F. They say you can survive about 15 minutes in water that cold).
I actually just visited the Titanic museum in Pigeon Forge, TN and they had a part where you are out on the "deck" and you can put your hand over the ship and feel how cold the water was that night. I remember thinking I could handle it but was shocked when I dipped my hand in the water and I couldn't stand more than 2-3 seconds before it began to physically hurt.
It is a very interesting story
NOT ALL CLASSIC LITERATURE HOLDS UP.
Moby Dick ... that book pissed me off... seemed like a great story at first and then like 90% of the book was like whale migration patterns and documenting whales, and then the last 10 pages was "and then we found the white whale and killed him."
IT JUST MAKES NO SENSE....
Any Jackson Pollock.
My art teacher in high school described Jackson Pollock paintings as something that anyone could do but no one did, until he did it. Which is why he's considered 'innovative'. I think they look cool but there are definitely greater works of art.
I find Kurosawa films kinda the same. I watch them and go "What's the big deal?" and then you realize just how old they are and what most films around that time looked like.
TIME FOR HARD TRUTH...
Shakespeare. There. I said it. My sister is an English lit major working at a library. I can't say it in front of her and I've been dying to admit it. I feel lighter already.
I tried reading Shakespeare. I found my favorite versions of it were the annotated versions in my high school texts. Maybe it's because it was my first exposure to it but I loved reading the footnotes where some words or backstory got explained or even mistakes revealed, such as Marc Antony saying his heart was in the coffin with Caesar but (oops) the Romans typically burned their dead.
It really added layers to it that I miss in other texts.
LISTEN CLOSER...
I've heard Kendrick Lamar's albums described as masterpieces, but I can't seem to understand the hype around them. I actually got bizarrely hostile reactions when I casually mentioned this in conversation the other day. I'm still totally open to hearing other people's POV on the matter though.
Understandable viewpoint. I like Kendrick because i think he really does a fantastic job of tackling issues in his music, especially with race relations. Plus his flow is absolutely amazing. His verse on "THat Part (Black Hippy Remix)" is genius.
To pimp a butterfly is a hard listen.
I got into him with section 80 and good kid madd city, after those i stopped "getting it" very different sounds.
I would check those out if you like older rap, very much reminded me of Tupac.
ART COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES...
Those "abstract" paintings, also cubism and all that stuff. Honestly just looks like the artist is going cray cray.
I didn't get it either, until i went to a museum where it showed you the whole progression from early paintings, to renaissance, romanticism, modernism, cubism, etc... all together and suddenly it clicked.
I hate how art generally gets presented as single masterpieces alone in a museum divorced from context. It's like trying to show a single frame of a Simpson's episode without context and trying to understand why it's significant.
Paintings are all part of a constant conversation, and each new set of frames is a follow-up to the last ones - and they're all informed by stuff like who painted them, why, for who, etc... and you lose most of the meaning without that.
This is why its so hard to get into visual art. How do you get into the conversation?
I think going to a museum to see an exhibit is a great way, but many people see it as daunting or uninteresting. It's a high barrier to entry, I suppose.
Friendly Fire
"FRIENDS."
Holy Hell, it's worshipped everywhere. I've watched all the seasons seriously and I still can't remember any moments when I genuinely laughed, bar some.
It's like a stereotype - if you haven't watched "FRIENDS" and/or don't like FRIENDS, you can't appreciate sitcoms.
Then again, I'm the kind of guy who'd prefer Seinfeld over "FRIENDS."
But we should also be prepared and ready to ask the right questions to have a leg up on the competition.
"What is THE best question to ask on a job interview?"
A company's history or information about a past employee were suggested subjects appropriate for questioning.
Prior Knowledge
"When you were interviewing here, what would you have liked to know before you joined?"
"This worked for me. I asked my interviewer a question about how she had personally dealt with a company policy she had just explained. She bragged about her stellar adherence to the policy. I nodded my approval. I got the job."
A Previous Employee
"One that has always gone over well for me:"
"What were some qualities that the previous employee in this role brought to the job that you would like to see carried forward?"
"Another good thing to do is research the company you are interviewing with and you can ask things about what they may be involved in or you could drop that while reading about the company, you wondered this."
Hypothetical questions were suggested as helpful examples of inquiry.
Indicators Of How Companies Treat Employees
"A question that landed me a job once was: 'If I asked your direct reports about your management style, what do you think they'd tell me?' Stumped a hiring manager and he emailed me personally to tell me about it, no one ever asked him that question but got the job.
"In my current interviews I'm asking 'what did your company do for its employees during [the virus] to improve their day to day, work life balance, etc.' and I ask 'Is there anything your company adopted during [the virus] that they plan to keep post [the virus]?"
"These questions give a lot of insight into whether a company treated their employees well."
Past Performance & Adjustments
"If we were currently sitting in my 1 year review, what would I have done in this year for you to say I excelled in my role?"
"If I could snap my finger right now and change anything about your job or the company, what would it be and why?"
The following questions about a prospective company may not be answered from initial digging on their website.
Measure Of Success & Career Trajectories
"How is success measured in this role?"
"What are some possible career trajectories within the company that could stem from this position?"
Being A Solution
"Ask them what is the biggest problem you can solve for them in your first six months with the company. Similar to 'don't think of a purple hippo,' this forces them to imagine you succeeding in the position."
Simply The Best
"Who is your best employee and why is he/she the best?"
"You will then face 2 situations mostly:"
"panicking CEO who can't answer you 'Bob who works 17 hours a day for a slice of bread' so the fear in their faces must be a big nono for you"
"entusiast CEO who actually follow their business and can tell you who is an added value for the company and why."
– ThePiz91
My experiences with job interviews are different than others seeking work in office environments.
Having had a years-long career as a dancer, my "interview" was the dance audition, where hopefuls dance in small groups of people at a time after learning a routine and then awaiting their fate after the panel evaluates their performances.
The question I may or may not have asked in such a scenario earlier in my career was: "Did I make the cut?"
I did not make the cut. And I learned never to ask that again.
I remember the worst date I ever had. My biggest regret is that I stayed for the entire thing. I should've left as soon as I realized this was not going well, which was basically at hello. But he was paying so I drank, a lot. I'll keep names and dates to myself to protect the innocent.
0/10
Big Brother Reaction GIF by Big Brother After DarkGiphy"Went to brewery, date said I had hairy arms and that meant I was horny, said "you look really awful in this light" and then tried to dig out of that hole by saying in his native language that was a term of endearment long term couples said to each other. 0/10 did not date again."
Lucky 13?
"My wife wanted to plan our 13th wedding anniversary. I was excited because usually, I plan it. She bought us some new disc golf discs and after a quick supper, we went to play. We hadn't played in forever. We were laughing and I had a great time. She served me with divorce papers and told me that the date was a test to see if she still had feelings for me. I also learned that she was having an affair that started well before our anniversary."
- rmorlock
Two Hours from Home
"Not necessarily a date but a person I was dating invited me to his parent's house for the afternoon. He wanted to introduce me to them and show me the house he grew up in. I thought it was super sweet and had no problems going. He was also in the middle of moving and needed to pick up a few things, so it really didn't seem that unusual."
"Yeah, we got there and it was awful. His entire family was there. They traveled from hours away too. This was not just meeting the parents, it was meeting the ENTIRE family. Even worse? At some point, this idiot told his parents that he had proposed. We had been dating TWO months. I spent the entire afternoon dumbfounded and just playing along."
"We were two hours from home and I had no cell service, no way to leave at all. We ended up spending the afternoon brainstorming wedding ideas and planning an Alaskan honeymoon that his parents planned to gift us. His brother even called to say congratulations! We drove back to his apartment in silence. When we got there, I got in my car and left, didn't even bother grabbing my stuff. Weirdest experience ever. I have no idea how he broke it to his parents that we weren't getting married."
You're Cut Off!
"Got set up on a blind date once between mutual friends. She shows up to the restaurant already a little tipsy, orders multiple appetizers and only takes like one or two bites from each one. Then she proceeds to order 3 or 4 more drinks and is visibly drunk at this point. She gets up and says she's going to the bathroom and staggers off. About 15-20 minutes go by so I try to call her several times but no answer."
"Finally I decide to pay the check and just leave. About 2 hours later I'm sitting at home and I get a call from an unknown number. It's the police department. She was picked up on a DUI on her way home after she ditched me and gave the cops my number to see if I could go bail her out!"
- mox44ah
Sorry?
Bbc Three Idk GIF by BBCGiphy"Well, I gave this answer on a different topic, but it ties in with this. We were out on a date, we had been seeing each other for a while, close to a year maybe. She gets a phone call. Suddenly she looks destroyed. Her fiancé had just died in a motorcycle accident."
What in the world? I mean how can we ever expect to pair off with the dating pool being inundated with liars and nut jobs? I'm going to delete my apps.
Girl, Bye.
Sassy Beyonce GIFGiphy"Had a girl openly flirt with the bartender in front of me. She says she wasn't. But handing him her own phone and asking for his contact info in front of her date seems like it to me."
Crazy!
"Came out from a movie, late at night, and date's Camaro was stolen. Apparently, he called his WIFE (that I did not know he had) and let her know where he was and what happened. She showed up and realized he was on a date! She started chasing ME around the parking lot telling me she was going to kill me. Saved by the cops who showed up just in time to take the auto theft report."
Hey Mom
"Met a girl at a country bar one night in my 20s. We were both pretty drunk but hit it off pretty good. Ended up getting her number and we agreed we'd go on a real date. Fast forward to the date, she gets in my vehicle and... she looks almost identical to my mom. I was mortified. I was polite and we went for lunch where I found out she also had a boyfriend she "wasn't sure if she was into". Never talked to her again."
- SgtGo
Liars...
"When I was in college many years ago, before the advancement of cell phones and social media, I was chatting with a girl I met on a BBS who lived on Long Island, NY. I was 18 at the time, but lied and said I was 22 because she said she was 25. We spent a few weeks emailing each other, as well as calling each other."
"We even exchanged pics. When we finally met up, things blew up. Turns out we both lied about our ages: She was really 33, and lied because she thought she looked younger. She admitted she sent a college photo to me. We still had dinner together, but it was awkward as hell. We never spoke again."
Doubles
Kill Me Now Season 1 GIF by FriendsGiphy"It was a double date. She was more interested talking to the other girl throughout the whole thing. Found out later from the other guy that his girl cheated on him with my date."
Ummm... I think I'm just going to stay single. That is a handful of crazy. Why can't people just be honest? I swear the search for love warps people's brains. Be careful out there people.
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