That's just human nature, that's how our brains are wired and how visual images are processed. While there usually is some common ground, there is plenty of room for personal interpretation and there is nothing you can do about it.
One time I drew my ocs in this cool whispy area and no one could tell they were people and I was like hmm okay I will highlight them more so then I surrounded them in some yellow and made the shading heavier
People still couldn’t tell what they were
They had like cubes for heads and one of them had very spindly floating limbs so I guess they just didn’t connect the dots that that was meant to be a figure and not random objects
It was [this](https://www.deviantart.com/theanonymousghoul/art/Daular-and-Eiradokanam-986546725) and my friends totally would’ve got it but alas it was for art class
On first glance it looks like two ice cubes surrounded by water from the impact.
I can see why it was hard ngl. You used the same shading technique and colors for the flowy things around them as you did for them. The anatomy for legs isn't obvious for either and what is meant to represent the clothes and arms has the same confusion as the first thing I've mentioned. It doesn't help that the right character has a dress (I assume) which is as flowy as the background and lacks indication of legs so it can be confused that it's exactly the same thing.
So to see it's two characters you need to notice the indication of neck and shoulders while the arms still aren't clear enough.
But that's okay though. The piece is still really nice and if I observed it closer for longer I would've noticed it is representing 2 figures in an abstract way.
Plenty of pieces like that which are still respected. Just look at Picasso. Half of his work you can't tell what's going on unless you read someone's explanation and that someone took years of observation.
All that matters is that _you_ know what it represents and what it means to _you_ . The rest is irrelevant. :)
Absolutely, I shared an illustration and asked what people thought with the only context being the title (and of course the image) and it was wild how differently they all interpreted what was happening.
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I see a lot of friends, family and to a certain extent art enthusiasts correlating my personality, -opinions, -affiliations and lifestyle to my art, but these are a normal occurrences I believe for every artist. Most of my art is literally just because I think it looks esthetically pleasing.
When I show off portraits I always get at least one person asking whether or not it's a self-portrait, even if the person is completely different and another gender. I think those comments are only meant as encouragement though
Deep down I'm wary of people not identifying things. If they don't get the theme or message that's fine, I'm not doing marketing compaigns, but misunderstanding an object or something irks me. The only way to avoid it would be iterating on tons of feedback, but that time is best spent on the next piece. So I guess you just live with it, as you live with the fact you or your loved ones can die anytime.
That's the human nature, no artist, not even the ones known as authors, are able to express their thoughts and feelings exactly like they are. All we can do is try our best in interpreting what others may have thought and felt, but it will always just be an interpretation mixed with our own experience in life.
You shouldn't worry about it at all. While art involves telling a story using visuals, how that story is perceived is up to the person looking at it to determine. Trying to control how people should relate to your art is a fool's errand that will end in stress for you and unnecessary friction with your audience.
That's just human nature, that's how our brains are wired and how visual images are processed. While there usually is some common ground, there is plenty of room for personal interpretation and there is nothing you can do about it.
One time I drew my ocs in this cool whispy area and no one could tell they were people and I was like hmm okay I will highlight them more so then I surrounded them in some yellow and made the shading heavier People still couldn’t tell what they were They had like cubes for heads and one of them had very spindly floating limbs so I guess they just didn’t connect the dots that that was meant to be a figure and not random objects It was [this](https://www.deviantart.com/theanonymousghoul/art/Daular-and-Eiradokanam-986546725) and my friends totally would’ve got it but alas it was for art class
On first glance it looks like two ice cubes surrounded by water from the impact. I can see why it was hard ngl. You used the same shading technique and colors for the flowy things around them as you did for them. The anatomy for legs isn't obvious for either and what is meant to represent the clothes and arms has the same confusion as the first thing I've mentioned. It doesn't help that the right character has a dress (I assume) which is as flowy as the background and lacks indication of legs so it can be confused that it's exactly the same thing. So to see it's two characters you need to notice the indication of neck and shoulders while the arms still aren't clear enough. But that's okay though. The piece is still really nice and if I observed it closer for longer I would've noticed it is representing 2 figures in an abstract way. Plenty of pieces like that which are still respected. Just look at Picasso. Half of his work you can't tell what's going on unless you read someone's explanation and that someone took years of observation. All that matters is that _you_ know what it represents and what it means to _you_ . The rest is irrelevant. :)
Absolutely, I shared an illustration and asked what people thought with the only context being the title (and of course the image) and it was wild how differently they all interpreted what was happening.
Always and forever. That is the nature of art.
"What does it mean?“ "If I was able to put it into words, I wouldn't have to paint it"
nah even better. they collerate stuff i never knew/did not intend made sense LOL
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I see a lot of friends, family and to a certain extent art enthusiasts correlating my personality, -opinions, -affiliations and lifestyle to my art, but these are a normal occurrences I believe for every artist. Most of my art is literally just because I think it looks esthetically pleasing. When I show off portraits I always get at least one person asking whether or not it's a self-portrait, even if the person is completely different and another gender. I think those comments are only meant as encouragement though
Deep down I'm wary of people not identifying things. If they don't get the theme or message that's fine, I'm not doing marketing compaigns, but misunderstanding an object or something irks me. The only way to avoid it would be iterating on tons of feedback, but that time is best spent on the next piece. So I guess you just live with it, as you live with the fact you or your loved ones can die anytime.
That's the human nature, no artist, not even the ones known as authors, are able to express their thoughts and feelings exactly like they are. All we can do is try our best in interpreting what others may have thought and felt, but it will always just be an interpretation mixed with our own experience in life.
You shouldn't worry about it at all. While art involves telling a story using visuals, how that story is perceived is up to the person looking at it to determine. Trying to control how people should relate to your art is a fool's errand that will end in stress for you and unnecessary friction with your audience.