Griff
@groundupflowers.bsky.social
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Odd-strange artist - 28 18+ Account - Occasionally NSFW Bi-Aro-NB Any/All Pfp by sermora Also on: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/groundupflower/
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Btw if you ever have any questions that are too long for the Bluesky limit my DM's are open. idk if i'll always answer in time but I'm pretty open to discussions! just don't open up with a "Hi" cus idk if you're a bot or something.
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The mask painting. A happy mask with tears underneath a cloth. It's imposing what it has to say on the observer. You see the image, go "oh okay" and move on.

The leftmost one creates more of a situation. A presence. It builds a situation out of the framing, colors, brush strokes. Not just the image
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Hard to answer. Mentally, I think taking yourself seriously, that what you are making not only has worth, but has to be made. Materially, looking at the things that resonate with you. Old masters, new painters, digital, traditional, books, television. Don't take inspiration, just let them influence.
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It's ok! It's still a thing that I'm working on in my brain. I mostly achieve inviting art through negation. In a sense, obscene art makes it instantly clear what it wants me to think. It impresses on me. The things which don't do that must then be something else.
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Went to see the ball buster.
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Griff! Most of my drawings are this character. It's my oc, fursona, self! They do whatever i want them to.
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It's my own character in the art style of the movie Fritz the Cat.
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Ar the pillar of torment, anyone want anything?
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Depends on the length for me. But I also do that.
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Can't be the only person who mutes the audio and switches tabs when I get an unskippable on a computer without an adblock.
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Precisely! It reminds me a lot of "Cute art gets more likes than actual art". And yeah! It will! Because its easy to digest. But people will get tired of it and stop thinking about it. Meanwhile I see artists who have built up a fanbase off of substance who have had loyal fans for decades.
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Exactly! We live in an age where making the familiar, the viral, the advertised is endlessly rewarded. While going out on your own seems to only carry risks. It's perfectly okay to relax, but it's important for the self to strive towards something bigger.
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I have thoughts on art sometimes.
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Incredible that this is real.
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Thank you thank you!
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thank you very muchly!