Would you say there is such a thing as fine art illustration? As in, art sold in traditional galleries, but tells a story and/or has illustrative qualities?
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Replying to @linaforrester
I took a class in “narative art” and that’s basically what it is. Look at paintings with the word “allegory” in the title, like https://www.google.com/amp/s/eclecticlight.co/2018/07/12/too-real-the-narrative-paintings-of-jean-leon-gerome-2/amp/ … by Gerome. He did a lot of it.
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Replying to @zedshaw
I have been thinking about paintings like these and how they tell stories, but all I seem to hear about my own work is: "you should illustrate children's books" and I honestly don't think it's for me. I barely have enough time to paint as it is
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Then there's more in-your-face versions like this Allegory of Geometry: https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/announcements/french-classical-masterpiece-joins-gallery-6 … Basically, filling a painting with symbols of Geometry because it's about Geometry. Kind of LOL.
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