does art have to be meaningful?

/ jackieliuart 🫶
“the liminal space between nothing and everything,” acrylic paint on canvas, 24” x 24”
i made this a little while ago (for tiktok + instagram) but forgot to post it here! hope you enjoy :)
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[@TemiDansoArt]

You have such a way with words

[@kwilesvolleyball2028]

temi!!

[@kaminipriyadarshini9970]

Yeah, art doesn't have to be meaningful. It has to be expressive. And I love the way you express your art.

[@eyemah]

this.

[@Catitalaratoncita]

I love this comment

[@someonefromearth5231]

*aggressively agrees*

[@dimixing4002]

being able to express is also have a meaning ,eventually it means it has got a meaning

[@anyalikesmoon]

Meaningful? I’m literally soo stuck in art block that once I get rid of it I’ll draw thanos in a literal wedding gown 🤧🤧

[@nado859]

U got an ig because I really wanna see that once it‘s done

[@jackieliuart]

HAHAHA DO IT PLS

[@magnolia2]

Hell yeah! 🔥

[@rainkhayria]

DO IT

[@Garglicious]

Please do it ! KZbin will go crazy for this idea

[@julitaart5982]

For someone like me who's not done much art lately, this artwort of yours is very inspiring. Believe me. So its meaningful to me. 😍👍

[@jackieliuart]

that means so much to me 🥺💕

[@cup0cakeyz]

Same bruh. I been in an artist block for the longest time. This video made feel so much better

[@richselart]

Correct .. i might paint again in traditional next time.. as I am busy in digital arts now

[@work-in-progress]

Art gives us a reason to be alive, slightly soothes or even terrorises our soul. So yes, it's undoubtedly meaningful for merely existing.

[@jackieliuart]

yes exactly!!! 😊💕

[@work-in-progress]

@@jackieliuart 🥺🥰

[@eleanorcartier6344]

Meaningful for just existing, like life itself.

[@queen_blaze4872]

I'm currently trying to put together my art portfolio for college and have been diving into this deep hole of "my art is not special, it doesn't have enough meaning and that's why I haven't been winning any awards with my art whenever I try to enter them into competitions- it's just not good enough." I keep telling myself this over and over again and my self-confidence has dropped so much over the past few months and I've been completely in an art block as a result of it. And then I discovered your channel. Your art portfolio made me feel so inspired, for the first time in months, the second I set my eyes on it. Your ideas are just so creative, expressive, and even though you had mentioned some of your statements are exaggerated, I can still feel so much emotion and expression from your pieces. It made me want to pick up a pencil again and just... draw, rather than try to make something solely for the sake of it being meaningful to others. So thank you, if you ever read this, for reigniting my passion and making me remember why I love art so much in the first place. Have a wonderful day

[@Elizabeth-bv1yl]

i am in this exact same position!! good luck with your portfolio!!

[@applejuice8428]

wow, I mean that just changed my whole perspective on, not just art, but life

[@fanyca6874]

Just wondering, what books do you read? Because you’re incredibly articulate 😭

[@isaniart]

I was JUST thinking about this. I feel like I’m just churning out art that doesn’t have a meaning for me, and I want to create something with more meaning, but I love your point that even paintings that seem simple and don’t have much thought behind them still hold a meaning, and that doesn’t need to be the point of the piece

[@aretisaralekou3774]

I totally agree with you. Just because I like to paint it doesn't mean that I ought to spend hours staring at a canvas to think of something meaningful. Painting a flower, realising that this flower was captured because of its beauty at the moment, is meaningful and not less than paintings that need to be explained to you. Painting is meaningful itself. It doesn't need to have a hidden message to be important and beautiful!

[@edencassidymcpherson8407]

how do you talk so well? like do you practice how to flow your words together or something? it’s amazing

[@mrrowwww]

I just saved this video to my watch later and subscribed. Thank you for this video. It means the world :)

[@tanya.c6615]

Anddd you just gave this piece a whole lot of meaning

[@Saanvi25]

your art is just soo good that it doesn't just helps me fight art block but also helps me to *UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ART* your videos (THE WORDS YOU SAY+YOUR ART) are just- ✨ P E R F E C T ✨

[@jackieliuart]

omggg you are too kind that means the world to me 😭❤️

[@Saanvi25]

@@jackieliuart

[@fuzzydragons]

art never has to be meaningful, too many art snobs think it should have a deep meaning but art sometimes is just a pretty picture and sometimes it does have a meaning for the audience and sometimes the meaning is only meant for the artist

[@dariofkxv6829]

your way with words is .... I DONT EVEN HAVE THE WORDS FOR IT

[@jordandraws4212]

I agree. I love making character designs, but none of them really represent some deeper meaning about myself or society. It just brings me joy to see my own character, with so much thought put into them, finished and ready to be put into a story or world where I can just be creative.

[@codyforsyth1462]

😢😢😢 beautiful.

[@thebusinessof_club]

I felt this.

[@arjunmewar6394]

This video was very meaningful

[@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv_vvvv]

Sometimes I feel like I create meaningless art. Whenever I do anything artsy - drawing, painting, carving.... I do it just because I love to move my hands. To create something that looks pretty is a plus. The thrill of getting the shape of someone’s nose correct, to push through and finish something, but all without some meaning behind it.

[@peppermint1968]

Not only is she good at art but she is also good in philosophy WE STAN 😭😭

[@art1838]

I just be drawing anything that comes to my mind and ppl be saying 'so what were the emotions you were feeling when making this piece?'😭

[@sarahiguzmann]

“Next question”

[@art1838]

@@sarahiguzmann haha yess I don't wanna answer that

[@nanac6515]

Thank you for this

[@Sckuithe]

This resonates so much with me. I thought myself out of creating and realize it isn’t motivation that leads to action it’s the opposite. Thank you for your wise words! I relate to you and you’re story so much!

[@jayda4339]

Uhhh I just wanted to say I really love your art and you have inspired me to be myself especially with my art and to do better thank youuuu!!! I love youuu❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭

[@jackieliuart]

ahhhhh that makes me so so happy THANK YOUUU 😭❤️

[@shuruktigarajeswaran9852]

You're such an inspiration to me! I learned a lot when viewing your process so thank you so much for not only sharing such thoughtful pieces, with equally amazing narration :))

[@sohamprasad6696]

I'm always shook by your intellect

[@adamasartislife2943]

It is amazing!!!

[@chelseajxnes]

I could listen to you talk for hours. Your voice is so soothing and your painting is gorgeous 😍😍

[@ferociouslioness]

Your art is beautiful! Thank you for sharing ☺❤

[@ummitrarubini]

Your art is beautiful and your videos are so insightful and inspiring 🧡

[@strawbellee1026]

I just really love this. You and what you’re doing is really inspiring.

[@vaanyagupta]

someone please show this to my school art teachers 🤧🙏 why does everything need to have meaning in it? doesn’t that take out the whole point of art? - something that doesn’t need to make sense to others but only self…

[@tinak3669]

You are wise beyond your years girl. Keep it up!

[@The8888Best]

I have felt the same way about dancing, thank you for this

[@impretty3225]

i’m literally painting rn. U INSPIRE ME SO MUCH

[@eleanora2300]

Your voice is really calming like damn

[@EstherFromTheEther]

Jackie both your words and your art are just beautiful🤩 (and so are you🖤)

[@magnolia2]

I love it! Your voice is so soothing.

[@ashleycohn7421]

YES. This message is so beautiful and important thank you for sharing

[@LK-fl5xr]

Sooo good

[@Ironytheloreaxe]

So amazingly put. Refreshing to hear, honestly.

[@riyavanmali8532]

Absolutely beautiful

[@archijyotirmayeevishwanidh629]

How did you get into art? The world is blessed to have your talent

[@tolor8180]

Art existing itself is meaningful already

[@yoonyunnie4522]

This is so beautiful, i'm subscribing.

[@lisaterhurne7021]

I love your art, and your spirit. :)

[@mandywhorwal642]

It has to be comprehensible to be art, otherwise it's just pretty wall decoration. Scribbling in a notebook isn't a novel; in order for something to be a work of art the creator has to use a language that can be understood by the audience and in the visual arts that means it has to look like something in reality. Art therefore is the arrangement of abstractions (paint strokes or words) for the purpose of rearranging reality into a new perceivable or mental image.

[@revlix__]

You saved me 🥺🥺🥺 I'm currently doing last pieces of my portfolio for college and i'm struggling with ideas. I would love to just do piece that doesn't have any deep meaning behind it, just me doing art 🥺❤

[@Priimess]

That's what has rubbed me the wrong way with all the explanations of your artworks. In my opinion, art is a creation that invokes an emotion, idea, or action in a viewer. I feel like telling people the meaning of art takes away from the beauty of it. The beauty in that every person can derive a different meaning from a piece and it is still valid. Obviously it is fine to explain how you yourself sees an artwork, but it can sometimes allow others to interpret your words as a definite declaration on the meaning of your art. I love your art and your videos, and this could just be how I see art, maybe I'm wrong, but I feel that this enterpretation of art is what you were talking about in this video.

[@aa-zq2fr]

interesting... now I'm gonna watch this on mute and then play it again with sound haha. I guess that's something different between video & museum presentation. I personally like knowing what the artist was intending while creating the piece, and still think people can have their own takeaways.

[@ieasliygetaddicted3531]

First? Probably but as I’m writing this someone else will say something but your art is beautiful ✨

[@jackieliuart]

ahhh thank youuu 🥰🥰🥰

[@ieasliygetaddicted3531]

@@jackieliuart Your welcome 🤗

[@tuulipop]

go off!!

[@kashish3824]

Hey.. Not at all offense to your painting in fact i love them just wanted to know why didn't you shifted to oil painting and continued with acrylic???'cause iykyk

[@usernumberinfinity4090]

🎼 She’s a poet and she don’t even know it. 🎤

[@rubyneil9378]

The result looks like France

[@mimir3428]

how do you go about writing your commentary? ita always perfect

[@eileenfletcher746]

i love how theres no dislikes

[@veraroyen4986]

Could you please film longer sequences? I could much more enjoy your process of painting. Longer sequences and the impression is calmer (fitting better to your calm and soft voice), more meditative and we could learn more. In this case the meaning of the picture would be completly irrelevant anyway. I like it very much that you film so close to the canvas and brush, to learn and enjoy the ductus. Thank you very much.

[@jouska9819]

That ONE dislike.

[@randomperson2187]

meaninglessness and contentness is meaningfull too

[@ahanainfinity]

I would love to use your voiceover for a film reel I'm making! please lmk if you'll be okay with that :)

[@brooklyndixson9440]

How long does it take to do a painting?

[@alisontsai625]

Can you read us your college admission essay?

[@artgeometrix6346]

Art isn't all about meaning. But art without meaning is pretty mediocre. You gotta have a message in all that you do.