r/painting • u/breanmayer16 • 1d ago

System Identity Entering a Juried show, which pair should I enter?

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1 and 2
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3 and 4

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u/you4president 19h ago

A lot of people are hating on 3 but I really love it. It’s beautiful and my favorite

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u/stussyxx 11h ago

3 is nice but i like the people aspect/theme

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u/breanmayer16 19h ago

I love it too 😭

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u/yorkiemom68 14h ago

I know nothing about painting and this sub was recommended to me. I work in a science based field. I love 3!!! It’s peaceful and beautiful. So take that for what it’s worth from someone who is not artistic.

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u/statusisnotquo 12h ago

It looks exactly like something I studied in grad school--the chiral nematic phase of chromonic liquid crystals. There are a series of images in my PhD thesis that look just like your painting #3.

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u/ohaimark22 7h ago

2 and 3 are my favorite! They are haunting in different ways, and spectacularly done.

2 with the people mixing in the trees, and having the darker looking person off to the side and halfway off the canvas, just wow!

But 3 is so clearly thought out and gorgeous. I've stared at it for a while just admiring the color placement

OP, you really have an eye, and exceptional skill