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It’s a strange paradox being a woman in the art world. We see the female form celebrated, even deified, from prehistoric sculptures to modern galleries. Yet, as female creators, it often feels like our vision is secondary to the 'marketability' of the female body.
I’m curious, especially for the other artists here: How do you balance staying true to your ethereal/creative roots when it feels like the world only wants to 'consume' the subject? I’m exploring this tension in my own work right now. I’d love to hear your thoughts. 🖤
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May 15, 2026 09:24
You mean your feminist outrage is blocking you from creating because people miss the point and look at boobs instead? |
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May 15, 2026 10:22 I make stuff cause i like things that r cool |
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May 15, 2026 11:27
What you’re describing feels like one of the oldest fractures in the art world — rThe gap between how the female form is worshipped and how female creators are received. It’s almost as if the image is allowed transcendence, but the woman behind the image is asked to stay earthbound. |
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May 15, 2026 11:45 Idk, hwo does Art scale? Lust was beaten by Roy Mustang before any other homunculus |
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May 15, 2026 16:12
I haven't drawn for years... but when I used to I would try to conjure and shape a vision of whatever it was and then try and put it on the paper. It would always be something from my world, not of the world. |
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May 15, 2026 16:36
Merc, I was one of those artists who had no "internal voice". I had a hard time drawing from my mind's eye. I was mostly a technical artist where I was really good at drawing and painting what I saw and any creativity I had ended up with something that didn't look great. At least not to me. |
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May 15, 2026 16:47 As for the topic, I was taught that you can market your style and ethereal/creative roots as your brand and you don't necessarily have to adapt to what the "market" wants. I think having to cater to the market is mostly a freelance artist thing. |
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May 15, 2026 17:15 The paradox is real, but maybe the 'consumption' is the world’s problem, not yours. By staying true to those ethereal roots, you’re actually committing an act of rebellion and you’re forcing the viewer to either engage with your vision or admit they’re just skimming the surface so don’t dilute the vision to make it easier to digest make it so 'you' that they have no choice but to see the creator behind the subject. Art to me is how we take our bodies back from the public domain. The world will always turn a subject into something it isn't but my visions make me human and if people critique let them, I ron't stop building that bridge just because some people refuse to see what I see |
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May 15, 2026 23:59 Draw s*xy men doing s*x men things |
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May 16, 2026 00:31 My hot take ... you're over thinking it. Yes s*x sells, but something doesn't have to be sexual to sell. Art has been made to glorify the naked female form forever, but so has art glorifying the naked male form as well. People like to look at attractive people, because being attractive is a form of natural art. Like why we see beautiful animals as magestic (like butterflies for instance) but find ugly animals to be appaling (like slugs and worms to continue the bug analogy). |
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May 16, 2026 00:56 I want a latte. |
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May 16, 2026 01:06 I like slugs |
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May 16, 2026 04:33 Fwif, what do slugs taste like> |
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May 16, 2026 05:26
Idea... |
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May 16, 2026 06:07 I spare the livea of slugs i only eat lower animals like cows |
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May 16, 2026 08:13 Sus - Yes, that would break the rules of all art, unforgivable, unthinkable scandal you asking for hah |
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May 16, 2026 17:20
Wouldn't and people shouldn't sell body sell their body for art or anything else. Its never worth it. |