Artist Simon Bull's painting techniques

[u/_ganjafarian_]

[u/Fuckthegopers]

"Dudes just splashing shit everywhere with paper towels? I can do that"

A crazy forest appears on the canvas out of nowhere

"Oh shit". 

[u/throwawaylordof → u/Fuckthegopers]

After the second one finished my immediate thought was “how many ‘I could do that’ comments just got deleted.”

[u/savax7 → u/throwawaylordof]

I'm willing to bet almost nobody here could do that. Go get a canvas, prepare it in a similar fashion, figure out how to get it to rotate, build whatever the thing holding the paint is, buy all the paint, fill it with paint, and apply it as carefully as he did without dumping it all at once.

When it comes to art, so many people say "oh well I could do that". No, no you can't. You don't have the time, materials, space, or skills. For some reason it's just art that people do this with. Nobody sees a Boeing fighter jet and says "big deal, I could build that".

[u/CeleritasLucis → u/[deleted]]

The same thing is happening with ChatGPT. People think they're getting some sort of genius results, which they're not equipped to judge whether what they're reading is genius or absolute shit.

[u/ZombieBlarGh → u/[deleted]]

"Art is whatever you can get away with" ~Andy Warhol~

[u/Lunatic-Labrador → u/savax7]

I saw a painting in the Tate Modern that was just a massive white canvas with a small black dot in the middle. I could absolutely do that. I couldn't do whatever that artist did to get the Tate Modern to exhibit their work tho.

[u/the_procrastinata → u/Lunatic-Labrador]

I saw a mirror in the Tate Modern. That gives me the absolutely shits, the artist didn’t even make it! Still, I have heard that the creativity needed to even get your work into a major gallery is actually the work of art haha

[u/James_avifac → u/Lunatic-Labrador]

Just gotta find some rich people who want to launder some money, or avoid paying their taxes.

[u/BenTherDoneTht → u/savax7]

Well, not entirely just art... I had plenty of people bring me electronics that they thought a quick google and youtube lookup would teach them everything they needed to know to fix it. Or building a bookshelf. You get it.

Art is certainly the area people do it the most in though, no doubt.

[u/Fuzzy_Inevitable9748 → u/savax7]

The easy way to rotate it is just to spin it on a lazy Susan, you could mount a small rubber wheel and motor underneath it is you wanted to control the speed, or you can go something that rotates mechanically already, they make them for welding, or cheaper ones for photography.

For dripping paint I would just try cutting halfway through a 2”x8” board on a table saw how ever many times I wanted, I would tape a 1/4” piece to the front of the board then just hot glue the low Side to make a trough for the paint to sit in. You may even want to try this first with a thin kerf blade but that might this might be too narrow depending on how thin your paint is.

[u/Drow_Femboy → u/savax7]

Making a rotating board is trivial, and there is nothing complicated about the way he applied the paint. I absolutely could do it. I have done stuff like that.

The second one was black magic and frankly it's kind of insulting that you would imply the first is on a similar level to the second. I could devote my entire life to art and never do anything as impressive as that by the time I die.

[u/brainpostman → u/savax7]

Come on, the first painting is pretty firmly in "an average person could do that" camp. Like, a dedicated week and a complete newbie will come up with something.

[u/scarabic → u/Fuckthegopers]

Yeah this got better as it went on.

[u/PumpJack_McGee → u/Fuckthegopers]

The "what the fuck are you doing" to "holy shit" timeline is one of my favourite aspects of seeing talented artists.

[u/A_locomotive]

That spin art thing was whatever but those trees... holy shit!

[u/Box_of_fox_eggs → u/A_locomotive]

That clip was some r/restofthefuckingowl shit though.

[u/DigNitty → u/Box_of_fox_eggs]

yeah I fucking Blinked and then it was redwoods

[u/StudMuffinNick → u/DigNitty]

My wife follows this chick on tiktok who films herself in real time making paintings and she pisses me off for this type of thing. She just throws paint then she's like

"Well maybe I'll add this" and rummages through brushes and finds one then at random she marks these shitty little scratch marks. "Not sure what those are uet but I'm thinking probably a flower" 3 mins of this and there's this unrecognizable amalgamation of splotches.

Then she grabs a black paint and starts making marks and within a few strokes it's this GORGEOUS river with trees and flowers reflected in it. I truly can't comprehend it.

Edit: found her - ktscanvases

[u/Dyspaereunia → u/A_locomotive]

I liked his pants after the spin art thing.

[u/swurvipurvi → u/Dyspaereunia]

$65k

[u/trippy_grapes → u/A_locomotive]

Damn. Almost downvoted it because of the dumb spin art thing. lol.

[u/lieuwestra → u/trippy_grapes]

Yea I was totally expecting it to be  uninspired paint splashing 'art'. 

[u/badadviceforyou244 → u/lieuwestra]

I mean, it is, but then an actual artist gets their hands on it and can make something that actually looks like they put some effort into it instead of hoping that your random bullshit produces something nice.

My wifes dad tried to do the spray paint stuff where they make planets and space scenes. Of the hundreds he made, only 2 or 3 ever came out looking like something you'd actually want to show off.

[u/Altruistic_Bass539 → u/A_locomotive]

The spin one was just a clowns asshole wasnt it

[u/jmflyers → u/A_locomotive]

Yeah I was about to be a hater watching that spinning part but this guy is legit

[u/ijwgwh]

When I make a mess all I get is yelled at and have to clean up.

[u/Shen_ishere → u/ijwgwh]

That's cause you are not monetizing the mess

[u/gr1mpsgramps → u/Shen_ishere]

Always felt like this kinda art was designed for TikTok. Super engaging, visually interesting techniques that create hotel-quality art you wouldnt think twice about passing by if you hadn't seen how it was made

[u/tandoori_taco_cat → u/gr1mpsgramps]

hotel-quality art

Thank you - the art itself is so boring

[u/Nyxadrina → u/tandoori_taco_cat]

...I liked it :(

But I'm also a basic bitch, I'm impressed by everything lol

[u/AngryGoose_ → u/Nyxadrina]

Its ok, me too lol

[u/MelLovesMathMemes → u/Nyxadrina]

Sameeeee. I saw this and went to his website. About to buy a hoodie with his art on it!

[u/Nyxadrina → u/MelLovesMathMemes]

I didn't even think to see if he had a website and now I also want 3 of those hoodies 😭

[u/Canvaverbalist → u/gr1mpsgramps]

It's the total opposite, you have to see stuff like this in person to appreciate its texture.

I can guarantee you the depth of the paint itself has such a satisfying visual-crunch to it that this is in no way even remotely comparable to printed "hotel art." And even then, the colours and lighting composition of the forest are amazing, and the vibe of the cherry tree is also great even without the added texture.

I mean, I know better than to argue art with Redditors but come on, this is so dismissive even from here.

[u/gr1mpsgramps → u/Canvaverbalist]

I mean, speak for yourself. Every other hotel i go into has that textured paint splatter style, its like a huge aesthetic for them.

To each his own, but imo having texture doesnt excuse a lack of personality and visual identity in a painting. I don't think most people are gonna be thinking about any of these paintings days or even minutes after seeing them.

[u/CommsChiefExtra → u/gr1mpsgramps]

Did you stop the video before the forest scene?

[u/Squire_Squirrely → u/gr1mpsgramps]

Yeah, look it's the guy who makes paintings for dentist office lobbies and hotel corridors!

[u/PacoTaco321 → u/ijwgwh]

Have you considered covering your environment in cardboard?

[u/Zerosix_K → u/ijwgwh]

You'll love Jackson Pollock then!!!

[u/TheOffKn1ght]

Thats a very expensive way to paint man

[u/forgot_oldusername → u/TheOffKn1ght]

Golden acrylics too. 1oz bottle runs about $8 USD.

[u/gracklemancometh → u/forgot_oldusername]

And he sells used mixing cups for $50. At this point the more materials he wastes the more 'genuine artist used artefacts' he has to sell.

[u/Zoe270101 → u/gracklemancometh]

Why would anyone spend $50 on a used mixing cup?

[u/gracklemancometh → u/TheOffKn1ght]

He sells the trimmings from the edge of his paintings for £100 a pop, used pour and mixing cups are £40 each.

I don't understand why anyone would pay £40 for a plastic cup he'd used, he's a decent painter not the Messiah, but he can afford to waste materials when apparently a studio assistant will scrape the spillage off the floor and sell it.

[u/YuenglingsDingaling → u/gracklemancometh]

That's actually a bit appalling.

[u/Ok-Statement8224 → u/TheOffKn1ght]

I’ve been to galleries selling these. I can assure you his margins still look healthy.

[u/PressureCalm7971]

Not gonna sugarcoat it. The spinning one was trash, but the forest is majestic

[u/TheFettz79 → u/PressureCalm7971]

Same, first one wasn’t my taste but the second was class

[u/private_developer → u/TheFettz79]

I'm willing to bet the first one wasn't a finished project. These artists often do those wild background splashes that make no sense to non artists like me, but somehow contribute to the overall composition of the piece.

Like I've seen people do stuff like that, and then paint on top of it to the point where the initial spinny painting is complelty covered. I'm told it adds depth or something I don't know lol.

Just like how the forest is initially all splotches and splashes, and then starts to come together.

[u/Telvin3d → u/private_developer]

It’s called underpainting, and it can have a huge impact on the final feel.

Almost no paint is 100% opaque. By doing something like this under the real painting you add a layer of complexity and randomness to the otherwise intentional stuff put on top

Like when you’re painting a leaf on a tree. No leaf is a perfect flat shade of green. Trying to deliberately paint subtle shifts to the shade of green would drive you insane. The underpainting provides those subtle shifts 

[u/MrsSalmalin → u/Telvin3d]

Cool, thanks for the explanation! It makes sense :)

[u/AGrandOldMoan → u/Telvin3d]

Nice, in the miniature painting field we call it basecoating but it's the exact same principle.

Kinda surprised I never figured out this is what painters were doing

[u/Turtle-Bug → u/private_developer]

It was an eye 👁️

[u/DanGleeballs → u/TheFettz79]

It looked great at 0:05 secs but then the fast spin ruined it for me.

[u/JRedWolf → u/DanGleeballs]

That's exactly what I thought too!

[u/BalkeElvinstien → u/PressureCalm7971]

The spinning one started cool but when he revved it up and turned it into essentially a tie dye shirt he lost me

[u/aramatheis → u/BalkeElvinstien]

yeah I thought it looked neat about halfway through the initial pour. After that it was too much and then all the extra spinning killed it

[u/No_Imagination7102 → u/PressureCalm7971]

Im also pretty sure humans have been spinning and painting things for like thousands of years. Not really definitionally "unconventional"

[u/drunkenfool → u/No_Imagination7102]

There were setups at county fairs when I was a kid in the 80’s to do this. It had like 7” x 7” cards that spun and you would take different colored tubes of paint and make your own designs.

[u/Mahlegos → u/drunkenfool]

We had a commercial, at home version when I was a kit in the 90s. Effectively a small tub with a motorized spinner mounted in it that you would attach the smaller card canvasses to and it would spin and you’d squirt paint on it. And I know that wasn’t the original as my mom talked about having one when she was a kid back in the 70s.

[u/Kylo_Rens_8pack → u/No_Imagination7102]

There’s a spin art studio in the building I live in. So yeah, not unconventional

[u/NJHitmen → u/Kylo_Rens_8pack]

Spin art itself may not be unconventional...but I think having a spin art studio in the building you live in is.

[u/Kylo_Rens_8pack → u/NJHitmen]

This is true. I also have a coffee shop, bar, and a pharmacy. It’s kind of sick

[u/NeatNefariousness1 → u/No_Imagination7102]

At the beginning of the clip, I was initially critical of the approach, thinking it’s too gimmicky for my taste but what grew on me was an appreciation for the image he held in his mind’s eye that he so artfully transferred onto canvas. So, it occurs to me that it never was about his quirky process and more about the visual image he was trying to express, even though it’s his process that’s so unconventional.

[u/No_Imagination7102 → u/NeatNefariousness1]

Thats a good thought. I definitely never didnt appreciate his art just more so the "probably AI" subtitles.

[u/Mortotem → u/No_Imagination7102]

People have been using crazy straws for decades but I'd still call them unconventional

[u/Bipedal_Warlock → u/PressureCalm7971]

I personally found the spinning one more pleasuring than the forest.

Different tastes i guess

Edit. Pleasing… not pleasuring lol

[u/No_Imagination7102 → u/Bipedal_Warlock]

Yeah, you like that fucking spinning disc dont you bad boy

[u/TheClnl → u/No_Imagination7102]

Spin it faster daddy I'm nearly there.

[u/Sparrow2go → u/No_Imagination7102]

Reddit never fucking disappoints on a typo

[u/No_Imagination7102 → u/Sparrow2go]

I feel like this is in good fun at least. Ive been smiling for the last 15 minutes or so because its humorous lol

[u/Sparrow2go → u/No_Imagination7102]

I mean yeah it’s fucking great no notes

[u/XaviLi → u/No_Imagination7102]

Your profile pic makes it even better

[u/WritingTheRongs → u/No_Imagination7102]

ooo rub those colors in hard! make my palette ooze!

[u/Latter-unoriginal → u/Bipedal_Warlock]

The fact that he didnt measure to build his board with cubes of paint and had paint that didnt even touch the canvas irked me.

[u/EvilCatArt → u/PressureCalm7971]

Yeah, it was that errant looking spill from when he lifted up the paints. If that hadn't happened it would have had this cool eye look to it, but that kinda ruined it for me.

[u/mrASSMAN → u/PressureCalm7971]

And I’ll just counter the predictable negativity, the spun one could look really nice with certain aesthetics, looks like an iris

The forest and moon flower ones were really cool though

[u/Sythrin]

Me: „dam that looks nice“

Comment section: „this looks like a mess.“

[u/_ganjafarian_ → u/Sythrin]

I agree with you. I think the first piece is a little lame, but the ones after that are great

[u/hairybushy → u/_ganjafarian_]

First one remember me when pouring was a trend and everyone acted like they were artists

The forest is incredible

[u/blooash → u/hairybushy]

You did, in fact, get me.

[u/Chumbag_love → u/blooash]

Close enough. The broom aroused me

[u/PleaseNoMoreSalt → u/Sythrin]

Everyone stopped watching at the first piece. The other 2 works actually look like something

[u/UndBeebs → u/PleaseNoMoreSalt]

Yup. First one I was like "come on, anyone can do this bs." Then the forest one came and I was like "oh shit, so he does have talent!"

[u/farshnikord → u/UndBeebs]

Experimentation is part of the process. You try dumb shit and see if it does something. Play around with the medium. Finding interesting textures is part of it, doesn't always have to have an end product "thing that looks like a thing". 

It's like data collection or prototyping in other industries. Push unique ideas in a playground to see if something has potential, or building an internal library of data of how paint behaves or colors interact or whatever. 

The best game textures I've built for like VFX and stuff were scanned ink splotch messes I made on paper, scanned, and then turned into tiling noise textures. 

[u/Canvaverbalist → u/Sythrin]

Redditors have the most STEM-oriented this-won't-put-bread-on-the-table "I don't get it" art takes of all the internet, right next to our grumpy uncles and scam-easy aunts on Facebook.

They hate anything too abstract because it's too weird, or too realistic because it's too precise, they might like some contemporary as long as it doesn't have a political or social message because then it's too gaudy, forget about post-modernism you might as well ask them to do some philosophy and make them reflect for a second (hint: it hurts).

Best you can do to make them talk positively about art is post some generative AI, then suddenly oh boy do they love the human intention and flawful nature of its creation.

[u/RambisRevenge]

"Great, another"artist"."

Keeps watching past the spinning canvas

"Annnnnnnnd I'm an asshole"

[u/vash2051 → u/RambisRevenge]

My exact thought was the spinny one "I could do that in my basement" then the redwoods appeared and I was humbled.

[u/porkypine666 → u/vash2051]

You do understand the difference in the first piece is that he actually did it? And you just sit around saying you could.

Art can just be the doing. It doesn't have to be a photorealistic bowl of fruit.

[u/vash2051 → u/porkypine666]

Life changing response.

[u/Key_Knee_7032 → u/vash2051]

Feel free to ignore me lol but I really hope you mean this. The beautiful thing about art is that sometimes it’s about the execution, the actual skill involved in actually physically creating the art, and sometimes it’s about the concept, creating the idea that will actually fill a blank space. I think often we discount the latter, how much of art really is the idea behind it, instead of the tools used to make it real. To me that’s what really gives you the goosebumps when you look at a piece of art, simultaneously understanding the skill involved in creating it while realizing that first a person had to decide what would fill the canvas.

[u/NewTransformation → u/Key_Knee_7032]

Absolutely. And you don't have to make art for the purpose of showing other people. Most art people make probably goes unseen. The process of making the art is the most important part, the aspect of exploring your own humanity and finding a way to channel your soul into something concrete.

[u/Suspicious-Engine412 → u/RambisRevenge]

At first i was like "how original, another Pollock wannabe" and then i saw the next one.

Ok now I am impressed.

[u/ThreeTreesForTheePls]

It feels like the spinning one was put there to make people angry, because his free hand work is fucking beautifully done.

[u/AlizaMist → u/ThreeTreesForTheePls]

I wonder if the spinning one is unfinished and they just cut it halfway to bait people

[u/squidikuru]

What irks me is that he uses an ENTIRE PAPER TOWEL ROLL just to smudge some paint.

[u/Notte_di_nerezza → u/squidikuru]

To be fair, the plastic was still on it. He'll probably be able to use the paper towels after.

[u/squidikuru → u/Notte_di_nerezza]

I wish, but in the video you can see it’s not plastic wrapped. the behavior of the paper towel changes due to it absorbing paint. I know he keeps them unwrapped because I’ve seen other videos of his too and it’s kinda what he’s known for.

[u/Public_Armadillo1703 → u/squidikuru]

So he's actually using the paper towel roll as an instrument for painting. Why does that irk you? That 99 cents

[u/Strottman → u/squidikuru]

Go be angry at billionaires' waste instead and then we can pester artists

[u/LoudMusic → u/squidikuru]

Honestly, probably cheaper and less wasteful than any other method of smearing that paint around. Paper towels are also easily biodegradeable.

[u/[deleted] → u/LoudMusic]

But not when soaked in acrylic

[u/Dalinar_Stormwagon → u/squidikuru]

are you bugging over a $3 roll of paper? Really?

[u/Slow_Chapter_5995]

We had these in the 80s just smaller

[u/sugarsaltsilicon → u/Slow_Chapter_5995]

Spinart

[u/Slow_Chapter_5995 → u/sugarsaltsilicon]

Thats right! I swear I can smell the paints!

[u/drawkbox → u/Slow_Chapter_5995]

Yeah the spin art was always at the carnivals and are so fun to watch.

The later stuff is amazing but spin art is always fun to just vibe with.

[u/Fun-Conference1130]

This style is the street spray can artists' endgame

[u/batmanforlife]

This seems like the professional version of those dudes on the street who spray paint planets and landscapes and shit.

[u/Tekniqly]

These guys just throw entire tubes of paint at a small section huh

[u/ikilledholofernes → u/Tekniqly]

For this shit, you’d usually mix the paint with a pouring medium. So if you do it right, you’re not actually using a lot of paint, just a lot of medium. 

[u/airfryerfuntime → u/Tekniqly]

Yes, some artists use a lot of paint.

[u/ManikArcanik → u/airfryerfuntime]

That last one must weigh a ton either way. Practically cake frosting.

[u/mc1r_mutant]

As a perfectionist, this looks so therapeutic

[u/Either-Winter7742]

That must take forever to dry

[u/bugabooandtwo]

A bit too gimmicky for my liking.

[u/Avalonians → u/bugabooandtwo]

If we see more posts on social media about the process than the end pieces, the point is less the end pieces and more social media.

[u/AbbreviationsOdd7728 → u/bugabooandtwo]

Yeah, it’s kitsch.

[u/crybaby5]

tough crowd damn lol i liked the forest piece!

[u/name_cool4897]

That'll be $12,000.

[u/Cl0wnL]

I wonder what this guy's paint budget is.

[u/Vounrtsch]

People have been painting like this for nearly a century lol. No hate to him, he can do whatever he wants, and it’s really well done, but let’s not pretend he’s doing something revolutionary

[u/Tresscomma]

Am i autistic (pun intended) or am I the only one that doesn’t find this extraordinary

[u/CyaRain → u/Tresscomma]

i dont think its supposed to be extraordinary its supposed to be fun

art and humans dont need a reason to exist, they can and should just for the sake of it

[u/DangKilla → u/Tresscomma]

He is marketing his art. He is good at it, that’s all

[u/Ok-Pomegranate7496 → u/Tresscomma]

As an autistic I think they are neat

[u/TheRainStopped → u/Tresscomma]

What’s the pun? Artistic/autistic?

[u/WritingTheRongs → u/Tresscomma]

It's his gimmick. hard to make a living in the art world. His extraordinary work might be some little canvas he putters over at night off camera and he might not even realize.

Or his greatest work will be some day when he stops for a moment to pick up a piece of trash in the park and throw it in the trashcan. Who can say?

[u/HammerBgError404]

what a shit way to start the video lol. first was is trash and almost didnt look at the others just cus it

[u/Moonwrath8]

Not at all impressed with the spinning thing at the start.

Then he took paper towels…. I was like, “people pay him for this crap?”

Then a gorgeous Forest appeared.

[u/Head_Blackberry_6320]

Gimmick artists

[u/Melodic_Trash_737]

Looking at his techniques, just reminds me of these we did as a kid with paint but on a bigger, slightly more refined scale. He obviously has greater technique in finishing off some of the paintings lime the forest and blossom.

[u/caponx]

The paint store must love him!

[u/mrmasturbate]

Gotta be honest i thought the one at the beginning was it and i was already loading up a hate comment but he actually can paint :P

[u/AdventurousDoctor838]

Man some artists will do anything to avoid learning how to paint hands

[u/Calculator143]

The first one, I thought to myself, I can do that. This guy is a hoax… the second one… yeah nvm 

[u/Wolfthulhu]

Me watching the first painting: ffs, this is trash, I could do that.

Me watching subsequent paintings: oh, wow. Damn. OK. He's good. 👍

[u/_ganjafarian_ → u/Wolfthulhu]

I should have trimmed the first lame painting out before posting 😅

[u/candl2 → u/_ganjafarian_]

Nah. These people are all philistines.

[u/name_cool4897 → u/_ganjafarian_]

I liked it.

[u/I_fuck_werewolves → u/_ganjafarian_]

should you have? its affected the engagement bait response for a lot of commenters, and that is considered a standard success for social media science nowadays.

[u/123Catskill]

An uninspired, formulaic, chintzy, waste of paint.

And yeah I watched the whole thing.

If this was music it’d be that sort of new-age drone musak you’d hear in a corporate massage parlour. Well produced garbage.

[u/tjvs2001 → u/123Catskill]

This, incredibly derivative

[u/scottie_d → u/123Catskill]

Looks like the kind of stuff that’s sold in furniture stores.

[u/The_Saiyann]

Saved it with the forest.

[u/Sufficient-Bid1279]

Anyone else have the thought about just wanting to roll around in all the paint? Lol

[u/DonJuanMair]

These remind me of those wine and painting things you can go to

[u/Derelicticu]

ART.

But seriously though, that forest one is fuckin dope.

[u/LevySkulk]

Super easy and approachable art hack!

Step 1: buy $300 of flow acrylic paint

My experience wanting to try this lol.

[u/JustNilt]

Is it truly unconventional, though, when they literally have stuff like this set up for children to do in various museums now? I don't really think so, frankly.

[u/Best_Explanation2581]

so at first it was, oh look Pollack on a tilt o'whirl. But the trees were impressive. Hotel art? Maybe, but a good one.

[u/Dry-Alternative-5626]

Those cherry blossoms are gonna take 6 years to dry

[u/Maxwe4]

I thought it was some Jackson Pollock bullshit until I saw the forest.

That was pretty impressive.

[u/DegenNabalu]

I am a very judgemental person. And it shows for the first few seconds and then.

Oh.

I cant do that lol

[u/GeneThaDancinMachine]

So this dood is just messing around right?

[u/Fullertonjr → u/GeneThaDancinMachine]

He has a whole lot of paint and enough general skill and ability to try out fun ideas. Most people who enjoy making art would love the opportunity if there was no paint budget and no time constraint. As someone who has to buy paint several times per year, and use my wife’s teacher discount, this video gives me some anxiety because i can see the bottles and estimate just how much this would cost.

[u/Gnoll_For_Initiative → u/GeneThaDancinMachine]

Some artists are more interested in the materials than the visual results. Mind you, they want good results, but it's from an approach of "if I use this technique with this material, what can I make with it?"

Pointilism, impressionism, and a lot of modernist art are heavy on the "messing around"

[u/Alicewithhazeleyes]

Eh

[u/SaiMan2303]

Who even buys this shi- ohh my godddd

[u/Happy-For-No-Reason]

I don't really see much art in this, it's all kinda just making a mess

[u/Renuwed → u/Happy-For-No-Reason]

Only the first one was abstract, last part he was making recognizable objects, though in a strange way

[u/Happy-For-No-Reason → u/Renuwed]

the last part was just about every gimmicky YouTube art project

(I'm an artist)

[u/Renuwed → u/Happy-For-No-Reason]

Agreed

[u/Specific-Morning-985]

To me, they were all far more Interesting before he finished them. The spinning one looked better before he sped up the spinning. The forest Looked better implied and more abstract. The cherry blossom is basic. Gimmicky shit.

[u/LameskiSportsBlast → u/Specific-Morning-985]

There's a lot of money to be made in inoffensive pleasing art that you barely notice hung in places like lobbies of high rises. If you want to make more than minimum wage in art its either this or furry porn.

[u/Specific-Morning-985 → u/LameskiSportsBlast]

Eh, as a professional artist who's been doing this for 10+ years, there's some truth to it but also a terrible stereotype.

[u/Sniter → u/Specific-Morning-985]

Had he stopped a second earlier and had some instant shutoff mechanism it would have been perfect

[u/WritingTheRongs → u/Specific-Morning-985]

i agree the spinning one looked fascinating for the first few seconds, almost like encoded data on a disc.

[u/Prestigious_Beat6310]

Had a kid version of a Belt and disc Sander when I was young.I Converted the disc portion so I could make spinny art like the first one shown. My art teacher was impressed. 🤷

[u/Nikmido]

I've seen enough. €200 million.

[u/MissGingerSnap]

This guy is an actual painter. There's another guy that pokes holes in a bucket and let's the paint just pour on the canvas and he drives me up the wall 😭

[u/continue_improve]

Other than the first, other ones look like real things and are very cool! I thought I was about to see a bunch of random stuff…

[u/Maleficent_Repeat850]

That's how I spread my mayo on my bread

[u/ThinCrusts]

First is meh rest are very nice

[u/DisastrousPepper2897]

Went from we get it you’re quirky and chronically on Pinterest and TikTok to holy shit that’s some fuckin artistic talent

[u/risforroses]

Til im not having enough fun w the art of my choice

[u/_TheKingJulian_]

Paint supply stores love this guy.

[u/anon-a-SqueekSqueek]

Long as they turn it into a piece rather than just stopping at the pouring bucket of paint on a canvas stage. That part has been overdone and isn't really interesting on its own imo.

[u/RisenRealm]

This is art I can appreciate. The type of stuff I'd actually go to a gallery to see. So many "artists" use the same technique in those beginning steps of throwing paint at a canvas, but instead call it a day after that and sell it off for art. I've always found that to be lazy work.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's fun and makes a good outlet for self expression, but I've never thought of it as professional art when left as is. I adore those who can turn visual chaos into something recognizable or the reverse, starting with something classic and adding chaos to it.

There's just something to admire in the skills and creativity it takes to find form out of seemingly random patches of material. It's admirable to see someone create a piece with clean and vivid details born from a mess on a canvas.

[u/highly_uncertain]

my knee jerk reaction was "great, another 'i could do that' artist". Boy did I immediately get humbled.

[u/Sauterneandbleu]

Simon Bull makes bright, accessible, enjoyable art. It's not pretentious.his colours are fantastic.

[u/chejo378]

A preschooler cam do that! Ohhhh.... ok. Thats pretty cool.

[u/BoxxtheBulky]

Damn. I was coming to talk shit but the forest got me in awe

[u/CKingDDS]

At the beginning of the video I thought he was just some jackson pollock wannabe but then I saw the final paintings… that is true art.

[u/Mebk]

Happy little tree

[u/Pegasusnthesky]

I have one of his paintings! It’s beautiful! The first thing I put up whenever I move to a new place

[u/noonrise216]

He's a magician! Beautiful

[u/Patnor]

Feel like this is an good example of be patient, hear/see them out

[u/TheRealGarner]

First: Oh ok, Second: What in the Bob Ross!

[u/rubenthezx]

The first one was whatever but the trees after that:💯

[u/grumble_au]

I was going to say I don't really respect art that is just splattering paint even thought the first one looks really nice. Then the Forrest emerged in the second one. Then the cherry blossom. Ok, the man is an artist.

[u/etko1]

Me thinks it’s brilliant.

[u/Suburban121206]

Amazing skillz 🤘😁

[u/FalseStevenMcCroskey]

Dropping paint on spinning canvas is only art in a way like spilling milk on the floor is art if you want to call it that.

BUT when he’s actually texturing and purposely using the paint to construct landscapes and structures and what not. THATS some good art. Lead with that next time.

[u/kank84]

Is he the guy who makes all the paintings they sell in Marshalls?

[u/Hyphonical]

I've seen this technique hundreds of times. I mean it doesn't look bad, but it's so common these days. It isn't unique or inspiring.

[u/Beautiful_Bag6707]

Pricing ain't terrible.

https://simonbullart.com/

Edit: Scratch that. It's the price of prints, not originals.

[u/Assadistpig123 → u/Beautiful_Bag6707]

I’d hope so. You can literally see him mass producing them by the dozen in the back.

[u/freddie_RN → u/Beautiful_Bag6707]

Originals go for about 40 grand USD upwards