I believe art matters most when it changes how we look at the world. Pollock did that with abstract expressionism, Warhol did it with pop art, and Judd did it through minimalism. Each of them helped people see art in a new way — and that kind of influence is what gives their work real meaning and value.
“So bullshitting isn’t just nonsense. It’s constructed in order to appear meaningful, though on closer examination, it isn’t. And bullshit isn’t the same as lying. A liar knows the truth but makes statements deliberately intended to sell people on falsehoods. bullshitters, in contrast, aren’t concerned about what’s true or not, so much as they’re trying to appear as if they know what they’re talking about. In that sense, bullshitting can be thought of as a verbal demonstration of the Dunning-Kruger effect—when people speak from a position of disproportionate confidence about their knowledge relative to what little they actually know, bullshit is often the result.”
You are what you hate. What you hate says a lot about who you are and what you value. _ The response in the body when we dislike someone
In order to understand what happens in your body when you dislike someone, you can start by trying to understand #fear. As Robert Sapolsky writes in “Why Your Brain Hates Other People,” when we see someone who even looks different from us, “there is preferential activation of the amygdala,” which means the brain region associated with fear and aggression flares up. This visceral, emotional reaction can spark a long-term pattern of dislike when it’s validated by action: if you perceive that someone has hurt you, your fear of them becomes rational.
Our negative feelings toward someone get stronger as bad experiences with them pile up, and these negative thoughts trigger the fight-or-flight response in our bodies. As AJ Marsden, assistant professor of Psychology at Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida, puts it, “our fight-or-flight response is our bodies way of dealing with a stressor.” ⠀ Stressors that trigger fight-or-flight need not be life or death, though, says Marsden: “Sadly, our body cannot tell the difference between an actual stressor (being chased by someone with a knife) and a perceived stressor (having work with someone you hate).” This is why seeing posts from your high school bully can make you feel the anxiety of being bullied all over again: your fearful associations with disliking the person trigger your own need to protect yourself. ⠀ Source: https://bit.ly/3h7ALZu
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You can tell the difference by looking at intention, purpose, and how the work is used, rather than judging technique or style.
Here’s a simple way to understand it:
1. Purpose
Fine art is created mainly to express an idea, emotion, or personal vision.
Illustration art is created to communicate a message for something else — a story, product, article, brand, or character.
2. Context
Fine art usually stands on its own. You can hang it in a gallery, museum, or private collection and it still makes sense.
Illustration is usually connected to something: a book, magazine, advertisement, poster, game, or website.
3. Freedom vs. Direction
Fine art gives the artist full freedom. The artist decides the meaning and direction.
Illustration often follows instructions or a brief. It serves a purpose defined by someone else.
4. Interpretation
Fine art invites open interpretation. Viewers can feel or think anything from it.
Illustration usually has a clearer message. It’s meant to guide the viewer toward a specific understanding.
5. Function
Fine art: the function is the expression.
Illustration: the function is to support or explain something else.
Important Note
Many artists today blend both worlds. A digital painting can be fine art if its purpose is expressive; the same style can be illustration if it’s made to tell a story in a book. The difference is not in the style — it’s in why and how the artwork is created.
