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Originally Posted by RT14
People comparing this to sculpting or painting are being ridiculous in my honest opinion. If you are sculpting and you make a decent sized mistake, it's over. You have to start from scratch again. Same with painting. What happens when you screw up a leaf made of salt? You pile it up again. It just seems silly to me.
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Truth be told, a lot of art circles value originality more highly than something "looking good." Controversy and "issues" are what artists are encouraged to work with. The technical skill often gets thrown by the wayside. Hell, Damien Hirst is proud of never actually making most of his work - he has a studio of artists do it for him. (Not that this gets in the way of the man's ego, however.)
As an art student, I'm exposed to this mindset all the time. The salt installation is neat, but I definitely agree with you in spirit, RT14.