Is Squidward Really a Bad Artist?

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[@Karlomianbot]

Another young artist ruined by cancel-culture 😢

[@bingitybong6518]

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[@lostchild77063]

F

[@sink2326]

I love that your profile picture is sock puppet Dipper Pines

[@gen.not.clickbait]

F

[@bobbruh8538]

Bruh moment

[@rachelfajardo9640]

Are we gonna ignore the episode where he writes an entire symphony and it’s actually beautiful and would still be good if spongebob hadn’t ruined it

[@TheChosenMoose01]

But didn't they still like the symphony? I can't remember too well

[@kikispears4749]

@@TheChosenMoose01 the audience in the episode loved it, if I am remembering correctly.

[@TheChosenMoose01]

@@kikispears4749 so SB technically didn't ruin it

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Episode name/number please? Anyone?

[@kikispears4749]

@@cheesecakelasagna Suction cup symphony

[@ordinary_magician]

“who treats his employees... questionably” He sold spongebob’s soul for less than a dollar

[@adamraz6377]

if he sold him he isn't an employee anymore ;)

[@obidavidsofficial8651]

😂😂😂

[@jomarcentermjm]

and also bet his contract to plankton from a POKER GAME.

[@Cat-ki3hy]

@@adamraz6377 checkmate atheists

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

and he fired SpongeBob just for a nickel

[@pitchblackgrue]

Squidward has an odd type of narcissism. He loves himself, but he loves himself for his skills, which manifests into self-portraits. However, the rest of Bikini Bottom sees that as just plain ol' self-love, when all he really wants is validation that he's a good artist.

[@314rft]

And interestingly, probably because this show has existed for about 22 years (yes), then all of the kids who grew up with it (like myself) were able to realize with age that Squidward really is way more deserving of recognition than he gets due to actually having legitimate skill, and that his cynicism is not just grouchiness but instead legitimate tiredness from everyone treating him like garbage, and thus value Squidward and his art *very* highly.

[@enasbitch6988]

Meta moment; “It’s just a sad show, just an ego, as far as I know we were both pretending, I supposed so, but what do I know?” ~Dustin Bates Oh and he really needs to embrace the absurd and start increasing the diversity of his subjects rather than continuously drawing himself.

[@jarektempleton2104]

@@enasbitch6988 His art, to him, would probably become meaningless then. I think he just needs to do a bit of soul searching. Art for yourself is a fine but lonely passion. It only breaks your heart when you’re not given validation for it, because the motivation of the piece is to be your own good company; no one else values that and so he’s caught in a depressing loop where he’ll just keep making art pieces for his own stability instead of pushing towards something people of their minds will relate to. The fact that they don’t appreciate his art, already, only speaks volumes about what kind of art industry is run in Bikini Bottom.

[@wasssssuppppppp]

Well but he’s also obsessed with his appearance and believes in his superiority generally. If people started to acknowledge his skill his egotism probably wouldn’t go away, because he doesn’t just want validation as a good artist, want validation for the skills he actually posseses, he wants the validation of his self-conception as a super artist and as an elite member of society.

[@thine.]

so we're even more similar than i thought..

[@stevenstevenson6091]

I just want to point out that squidward plays a clarinet with tentacles, not fingers.

[@hahabrown6596]

How is that even a clarinet? It looks like a black traffic cone with holes. Not even remotely like a clarinet

[@squida9850]

@@hahabrown6596 cant really expect perfect proportion 14 key detail from spongebob

[@drakan4769]

@@hahabrown6596 it looks more like a clarinet than squidward looks like a squid

[@stevenstevenson6091]

@@rexthespartan3025 Exactly

[@squidwardtortalini160]

Underwater, as well.

[@carmena.gonzalezrios8372]

It’s so sad he’s basically an aspiring artist working at Mc Donalds.

[@annabelleescobar9582]

So true

[@darthvader8641]

carmen a. gonzalez rios Burger King*

[@reaux1560]

Technically inside my country it happens with 50% of villagers getting addicted to opium and heroine because of that i don't have any artistical citizens. And the name of this country is unsurprisingly Afghanistan.

[@augielowden266]

Daniel Johnston

[@raypark6013]

@@augielowden266 but without schizophrenia

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

Squidward is unironically a good artist, he's just a surrealist and impressionist, and art critics don't like that.

[@jacintaschneider4145]

Totally agree, he isn't a good "convetional" and "realism" artist, but had great abstract and surrealist skills, he's not bad, just unconventional. Once he find his audience I bet he would do pretty well

[@SentientIrisu]

Someone needs to recreate his statues and put them in a museum.

[@20fadhilRevolution]

He played his clarinet greatly after he created the giant bubble. He would've been good if it wasn't for his ego and awful mood.

[@VictorG621]

Too be fair, there have been many famous artists who were viscerally hated during their lifetime only for their legacies to live on after their deaths.

[@Bruh-tw8uh]

Care to give some examples, please

[@VictorG621]

@@Bruh-tw8uh Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Allan Poe are the most famous examples of this

[@pivotalpancake5454]

Jean Geracault's The Raft of Medusa was heavily bashed by most elite French critics at the time for breaking classicist art rules.

[@darealbeesechurger]

Erik satie was very under-appreciated of a composer

[@Whyamidoingthis662]

Adolf Hitler was an artist and he definitely left his mark

[@torinoakes9002]

“I do not sound like squidward” ~Squidward 2019

[@satorugojo6921]

Not slander at all.

[@runawaycat4594]

I LOLed when he said this and never would have noticed it by myself :D

[@funnilad3938]

Torin Oakes are there any other squidwards i should know about?

[@raphy9654]

@@runawaycat4594 same

[@ActuallyAFungus]

In print, it's libel.

[@punishedgwynie]

This is just Squidward trying to defend himself.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Deep.

[@deutshsean8313]

😂👌

[@schizophrenia.]

Lol

[@hunnypie5790]

true

[@deybicocluso6]

😂😂😂

[@thehalfnegativeoptimist4578]

An interesting aspect of Squidward that I’ve found is that he seems to be genuinely passionate about art and music. This is in direct contrast to his rival: Squilliam; who is very good at playing clarinet, but doesn’t care much about it at all and finds more happiness in the rich lifestyle and notoriety it bring him.

[@BigRedAltoids]

Squidward also seems to desire that same end goal (though maybe he wants fame more than wealth). I think the only real difference is that Squilliam is either more skilled or better at marketing his talent. You'd be shocked how far you could go by simply being a good businessman and being willing to work with people with a lot of connections. That's how artists make it, and Squidward needs a lesson is business relations.

[@SamuraiDoggo14]

Honestly, I think Squidward would get more recognition if all of his art wasn't just self portraits. The thing is, no one's telling him that's the problem. They just tell him it's bad without saying WHY it's bad.

[@squidlickersteven2733]

See kids, this is why you should go to art school. You could end up analysing Squidward's art.

[@log3475]

Yeah what's the worst to ever come out of art school?

[@booty_hunter4207]

@@log3475 _i s t h a t a h i t l e r j o k e ?_

[@squida9850]

👀

[@log3475]

@@booty_hunter4207 👀

[@Reragi]

@@booty_hunter4207 how so? he was one of the best things to come outta there!

[@PViolety]

Squidward’s bold and brash doesn’t belong in the trash.

[@musiciangal02453]

Hot Topic actually has it now! Was Squidward's art successful after all??

[@mlgtakeo4065]

More like belongs in my ass

[@seforet7881]

The guy who said his painting was bad belongs in the trash

[@pewpew9711]

@@mlgtakeo4065 Goid video

[@alexdria5071]

More like belongs behind glass

[@Discohater4]

Squidward is one of those characters who you'd hate back then for "being mean" but as you grow older you realize how relatable they are/start to feel bad for them

[@bakedbeans5494]

Best SpongeBob SquarePants character.

[@DaGhostToastRoast]

Working in retail will make you into a squidward

[@speedracer2008]

Well, Squidward’s cynicism does become more understandable as an adult, but he’s still done his fair share of inexcusable things. Not saying he’s a bad person, but he’s no saint, either.

[@Ootatobag]

Eh. I hated spongebob more when I was a child, he was just soo annoying

[@eurusw4455]

Nah I prefer Squidward even since I was kid because I can relate to him

[@raxi9619]

The Mr krabs sculpture symbolises the insatiable hunger for money krabs has with the seemingly endless gaping hole in the middle. It also shows how unapproachable krabs is with the right angles and the spikes. It also towers over you in an extremely oppressive manner, much like how squidward feels about his boss.

[@fl00fydragon]

Sqaidward is the classic artist that's appreciated a few deacdes after he's dead.

[@kennethleroy]

Like picasso

[@Vic-dd2ri]

What the fuck is up with your spelling?

[@Hai-fl4gu]

@H M I feel like I'm on Yahoo Answers now

[@jui7ce]

H M might be dyslexic

[@fl00fydragon]

@@jui7ce Dysgraphic to be precise.

[@jimjimsauce]

Squidward has broken the fourth wall to make a KZbin video explaining why he is a good artist

[@itsDjjayy]

Exactly

[@dimondsamking4525]

Squidward's son*

[@AH-64Apacheattackhelicopter]

He definitely squidward

[@chillpolecat4768]

bruh

[@shygamingreplayer8147]

XD

[@poisenbery]

I think the important takeaway from the statue episode is that when SpongeBob started adhering to "The Rules of Art," he was unable to produce meaningful art. That's the first time Squidward deviated from the rules, and he was able to produce something fantastic.

[@purplehaze2358]

Bold And Brash, despite being ridiculed by the art collector, is unironically a more popular piece of art than most renaissance-era paintings.

[@Moonlakes]

i think the word "ironically" fits way better here.

[@DanielLCarrier]

To be fair, most renaissance-era paintings sucked. We just remember the good ones that got famous. It's not like every painter in that whole era was on par with the ninja turtles.

[@usualyem]

Squidward is the most underrated artist of this century. His art truly captivates and inspires many. He is beyond talent and he is superior. No artist can compare to him.

[@ratbat1072]

Yes, many have tried and few have succeeded at replicating squidwards finest piece, bold and brash

[@yakobean]

@@ratbat1072 More like, belongs in the trash

[@artsyappleseed8038]

The man draws himself like a boss in an hour. I couldn't draw him in five hours and my cousin works on the show...

[@Mothcat.]

You just put a cartoon character in such a great light and way.

[@mcdiggles1141]

It is a matter of humility. I believe that he is far more talented than anyone in Bikini Bottom takes him up for; and for that, he by my standard deserves much more recognition.

[@jessiepandora7437]

He also made a perfect realistic sculpture of Pearl, but it wasn't appreciated it because it was made out of hamburger meat

[@snerk2001]

I saw this and I legit thought it was Pearl from Steven Universe you were stating

[@anasian.7923]

*krabbypatty

[@Real_Genji]

DaxGaming yikes

[@pchound5962]

I think it'd be a great for a barbecue party, but not Pearl's Birthday.

[@lelduck6388]

I thought it was pearl from SU until I read one of the comments in this thread

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

I actually always thought his art was good even as a kid. I mean his abstract paintings almost remind me of something of Picasso or Dalí. It’s just they are all squidward art. However I think back to that episode of Squidsville and wonder had he showcased his art there, would he have been considered a modern Vango?

[@DLxxx]

Very interesting question! Since the squids/octopus' in that community all look alike in many ways, it's quite possible that they may have been able to appreciate Squidward's self portraits in a new light (especially the more surreal, stylized peices).

[@TotallySocksOfficial]

I agree, but it's *Van Gogh, not Vango

[@thatguyeatingchips18]

I absolutely love this. I know Squidward is a fictional character, but he has to put up with so much shit, it makes me really happy to see people uplifting him for some reason.

[@angelunar]

"hello, you've reached the house of unrecognised talent"

[@mrspiffy8587]

"Please leave a message after the DOOT"

[@bophi_true]

@@mrspiffy8587 *DOOT*

[@Skyisgoingbacktopluto]

Someone disappears from the house and nobody notices.

[@aunjalaereed9264]

*plays clarinet into phone*

[@imjustaguy4340]

I wish i culd like this but its 666

[@Dakayto]

A character who is rude, aggressive, and unsuccessful, but has a high level of skill towards art that no one appreciates. Yup, Squidward is the cartoon representation of Van Gogh.

[@YurinanAcquiline]

Oh shit! You are right!

[@BierBart12]

100 years later he'll probably be celebrated as one of the best artists to ever live.

[@Sarbell111111]

Or Hitler

[@owleggs7785]

@@Sarbell111111 I literally thought the exact same thing

[@elephant3109]

@@Sarbell111111 hitler tho... wasnt really a good artist? he was actually lampooned with his body figures, most notably. "like he never met a person" a critic once said(note this: even before they knew that it was hitler's, so no bias there)

[@shada0]

I always find it interesting when animators depict artist, because you need a strong understanding to be an animator. From what I've seen Squidward has very strong art skills, but he fails at the most taboo element, making it a product. It goes like this: - If you want to make money or get people to care about your art work you need to make Art for others. - Squidward only makes art for himself & don't care about the interests of others, so he'll most likely never turn a profit from it. Keep in mind, doing art for only yourself is fine for fun & there is no shame in it, you'll just struggle to get people to care.

[@coffintears5821]

I think if you expressed an idea you like that anyone can find amusement in you wouldn't have a problem but squidward makes self portraits of himself instead of ideas. It's like fan art anyone can enjoy it eventhough it's something you find personally entertaining. But since it's not about you in particular anyone can be open to find enjoyment in it cause it's a open topic and not self indulgence. Nobody likes a person who's too obsessed with themselves. And makes everything about them. In order to gain an audience you need to try different ideas. Squidward makes the same things over and over again and wonders why people don't care about his art. I think you need to push your limitations as an artist in order to be groundbreaking.

[@shada0]

@@coffintears5821 I think we need to take this in a broad approach & not just focus on the character in order to understand what the arts behind the show are saying. When Mr. Crabs hires Squidward that's a basic commission & he fails hard from making it for himself rather than the client, he never gives any thought what anyone wants The self portraits may just be a way to tie it all together for none artist to understand something is wrong. The problem that I'm talking about is a general issue especially with new artists & self obsession isn't a problem like not considering your audience. He never shows self obsession in any other way & he hated being surrounded by clones of himself. He hates his life, & hates other people more. Just not being creative, that is a far easier character flaw to depict, green isn't a creative color & all. The Mr. Crabs statue shows a lot of creativity, & could have worked if given to others people not Mr. Crabs. There is also a huge market for reproduction art, most people want art without the art, the same thing sells a lot (Has to be the right same thing), sad to say groundbreaking fails a lot. The need for Invitation in art is a nuance topic & requires an hour long dissociation. Although to avoid further argument, I think it is important to note the fact this is so debatable means the creators either didn't effectively communicate the problem or wanted it to be broad & open for interpolation.

[@liamvautier944]

A very neutral yet brutally honest and straightforward video about the true nature of Squiward's art. I like it. I always asked myself why he was always treated in such a harsh and cruel way, when his arts always were really interesting and nice, and even inspired my 6 y.o. me(and even until 8) to try art even if i only had old school notebooks from kinder or elementary school and cheap poor-quality kid markers to make something nice out of it. I always felt like crying when seeing how cruel was the world with him, when he only wanted to be recognized as an artist, frustrated by life and a neighbour who seems to have TDAH+the worst personality ever. I loved sponge bob, but after being punched SO HARD as a kid for being like him("you are annoying", "be more quiet, your pitch voice is killing me", "can you please stop for one sec?? Ugh"), i TOTALLY UNDERSTAND why he would felt so bad about his life and why he's like that with Bob, since i get that most people could find him VERY annoying. He only wanted one thing, but couldn't make it, and i assume that, based on his failure record, this guy narcissism is only a coping mechanism to hide how insecure and sensitive he is about his work... (Bc, let's face it: Squidward felt annoyed at Bob for overcoming him, but if he was TRULLY so confident in himself, he would actually NOT be so easily affected by the fact that Spongebob actually did better without knowing "the fundamentals" of art.)

[@jaclynzinck4241]

I think you can tell by my profile picture that I am an appreciator of the unappreciated arts

[@ssnowypug]

Jaclyn of Jaclynia i applaud you 👏

[@bepisbest9061]

Same here

[@dank_frank2580]

I call it bold and brash

[@OrenSaidAThing]

Bold and brash, more like.. BELONGS IN THE TRASH

[@jaclynzinck4241]

Dank_Frank25 more like belongs in the art museum

[@MsTwilightGlee]

With his musical skills, I have always thought about the fact that they are underwater. Maybe that's why he's awful because he's just blowing the water out of the clarinet....

[@corvidaedalus]

Yes! And his dancing might be because he's a squid. He has no bone structure, no support. Of course his dancing is just going to be ~~~. I don't think I'd be able to dance without having bones.

[@David-cu1xy]

And how do you explain the campfire and the beach underwater?

[@AlecH1313]

@@David-cu1xy Geothermal vents, and denser water pooling creating an underwater beach.

[@izaiahb.3597]

@@David-cu1xy The campfire is impossible for obvious reasons, but having a beach underwater is actually a real phenomenon. They're called "brine pools".

[@chimchimhasnojams_1833]

Actually, there's other characters in the show who have played a clarinet beautifully. And I'm pretty sure those rules don't apply here since... ya know... they literally drink glasses of water under water and have campfires there..

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

Another thing that I feel is worth pointing out, is that mood appears to be a driving factor in the quality of his work. For example in an early episode (The bubble stand one, I don't remember the name) he accidentally blows a really impressive bubble, and the praise he receives lifts his mood enough that he's able to briefly play his clarinet quite well. Then there's the Best Day Ever episode, where he has a full on concert set up (how he got there is questionable, but we'll let it slide), and while we never hear the performance, as soon as Spongebob sits down, the crowd starts cheering, which implies that unless they are all just being super polite, he must have actually done a pretty good job. So, he's definitely CAPABLE of creating good art, even canonically, it just depends on the situation.

[@onyxth3ripper]

I remember admiring his art. It looked like _art_ in a way that wasn't quite abstract, halfway between a portrait and a blob, but with solid colors mixing and smashing together with the colors around it in a way that pleases the eyes. There's a reason they're so easily recognized and that's because it's _good_

[@letitbegin1012]

are we all going to gloss over the fact that this video didnt just prove squidward is a good artist but also he has untapped godlike powers that are possibly stronger then that of spongebob's

[@robertsmithfan877]

hey nice dave pfp

[@marcdimartino9118]

Ultimate Instinct Squidward?

[@thatonekid1732]

H-hh,,,h-H-HHOMSTK

[@ASquared544]

Top ten characters that can defeat Thanos (even with the infinity gauntlet) in seconds!

[@emmarose3421]

silence homestuck

[@alwisyahidwahyudin1397]

Dude, that "realism easier than cartoon" concept is mind blowing yet make sense. This is genius

[@fullmetal_faqih6446]

Yeah I never thought of that but it makes sense

[@bassilosman8803]

I have always thought of it like that

[@jasonkatz4430]

Don’t forget that whenever tv is shown, without fail, all “live” filmed footage (the soap operas, news reports, and “boxing”) are cartoons, but miscellaneous television is shown as stock footage of anemone and once American football. The real life footage is “cartoons” for cartoons

[@sincerelyme1193]

I am now enlightened, thank you Solar Sands.

[@kapriolenkonig440]

@@AllenMBanks Yeah, I always just assumed everything on land was live action and everything below the sea was cartoon, like in the episode with the bet to leave the water

[@amethystrose2671]

I would argue that doing self portraits in order to master 7 art medias is a genius idea. in order to practice all of those crafts in a more efficient amount of time, you need to have a art model by your side at all times 24/7; and one can achieve this by simply working in front of a mirror.

[@asa6am458]

Art is something largely driven by self-fulfillment so if he’s able to go on loving his art despite the critiques everyone gives him then I’d say he makes a fine artist.

[@peblezQ]

Not gonna lie, this was the most surprisingly valid analysis on a cartoon character from a show that has fire underwater

[@ak-cardwell]

@A7 Animations stop

[@oscarramirez2697]

Yeet

[@CarrotBee]

@A7 Animations who are you wooshing?

[@raihanislam912]

@A7 Animations you want to link subreddits, how about r/wooshcringenormie

[@ak-cardwell]

@A7 Animations your joke is unoriginal and doesn't even make sense in this context.

[@brotherhoodz97]

the man literally learns varying forms of art, just to make self portraits. what a chad.

[@dragunovsvds48]

brotherhoodz97 we all know that he is THE god that will do anything to see himself

[@Bacxaber]

His art may just be of squids, not necessarily himself.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Reminds me of that episode from Love, Death + Robots called "Zima Blue".

[@dragunovsvds48]

Bacxaber U have a good point

[@brotherhoodz97]

@@Bacxaber wrong, in the episode where squid ward invited the 'normal' spongebob during the normal episode he explicitly states that "today is dusting day, where i dust my ##absurd number## self portraits, insinuating that even if they all are not portraits, the vast majority are.

[@bugrasevinc9696]

Squidward's art is not about himself it is about his enemy...

[@Biosquid239]

I really just watched a 12 minute video on squidwards ability as an artist, I've never felt so powerful

[@deda9829]

Simple: he's a great artist but he doesn't believe in himself which is why his genius only shows accidentally.

[@GlctaWhre]

That’s the truth with most types of artist including myself sadly so I fully agree

[@BBrunnel]

I think he believes in himself too much but the fact he’s so arrogant, the show puts him down for it which contributes to his archetype as the starving artist.

[@anthonyguillory4036]

@@BBrunnel 🧦

[@Moakmeister]

Yeah like remember in the bubble stand episode, when he sarcastically does Spongebob’s technique and then blows the biggest bubble of all time?

[@alextherussian7366]

Nah man, his genius shows constantly. I mean, he has no pants on at all times.

[@kenspiracy2792]

Hot Take: Bold and Brash does not belong in the trash

[@reemhabli11]

I want this printed on a shirt

[@reemhabli11]

I have the bold and brash pin to match

[@cama1961]

This aint a hot take, this is straight up facts

[@averagecommenter4623]

I want bold and brash as a tattoo if I would get one.

[@mirai9242]

👌

[@user-zj4rz1rs7i]

I think the message of the episode was artists don’t need to follow the rules, like SpongeBob

[@dustymcwari4468]

Yeh, maybe the art Squidward showed to the critic was just stuff he’s seen plenty of times already And the statue being full realistic human could actually be something very rare to see among fish folk artists, which was more of what the art critic was looking for

[@dogmanwes2790]

7:31 "and Patrick is well... *Patrick"* hilarious couldn't have said it better myself

[@shgurr]

I'd buy all his art

[@nyla6045]

Same, doesn't he have a whole gallery in his house?

[@nyla6045]

@No Body I saw it when it was only 5 minutes ago.

[@sanaiqbal567]

You're here? Omg

[@chaid9350]

Same tho

[@anarx1830]

same

[@KoopaCoop0]

This video is just Squidward trying to defend himself

[@loser1386]

BAHAHAH

[@galaxya6406]

REALLYYY

[@kn-jt9dj]

This is so true oh my god-

[@aubreypizarro2494]

Bruh

[@SergeantShades760]

True

[@kumikosuzuki7894]

when i'm bored my art: 90% When i'm focusing and working hard so much: My art: 10%

[@WolfmanArt]

As an artist, this is quite true 🎨🤷‍♂️

[@kawaiinagisa9124]

I can relate

[@tsk961]

In art class I can't draw crap, but in any other classes I have, I can draw 10x better

[@Itibitydetsku]

Me:

[@kumikosuzuki7894]

lol this comment was a year ago i didn't know i'd get a hundred likes

[@krisu5797]

I feel sad for squidward seeing spongebob excel in art during S2 Ep 18 "Artist Unknown". Squidward lectures spongebob about art and from the looks of it, he's passionate about being an artist. Whereas spongebob, unintentionally shoved to squidward's face his skills on art and how he's good at something that squidward isn't (based on the episode). There's nothing more depressing than a person showing you they are far better at what you are passionate about than yourself at doing what you love.

[@Marcl_911]

Hey, if art academy doesn’t want him, he can still pursue a career as a politician.

[@grylltheonion]

lmao

[@greilus4535]

reminds me of someone haha

[@this_is_patrick]

Ayo hol up.

[@alb8798]

AGAHAHAHAH

[@markborishnikoff5485]

Good one!

[@VendErre]

When spongebob is crawling away crying, Squidward actually does have sympathy for him. That shows Squidward is capable of empathy, a trait contrary to narcissism. Perhaps Squidwards behaviour is just a self defense mechanism. Perhaps

[@npip99]

I mean for sure the point the writers were trying to get across was that Squidward said it out of jealousy

[@coleminer5104]

its a cartoon

[@TheGr0nch]

H M Squidward has had a terrible life. He never got a break, lost all his hair and has been undershot by everyone in his life, even his own mom.

[@gryla5290]

Don't forget the Krusty Krab pizza episode where he smacked the customer's face for making spongebob cry

[@zarsiw]

narcissists aren't wholly incapable of empathy.

[@crustykeycap5670]

3:46 I just want to mention this incredible sync.

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

I feel like the sculpting episode highlights an important aspect of Squiadward that wasn't really explored here. He is cynical and egotistical, but its only when he lets go of this notion and acts purely by passion and to some extent looking out for someone else (Spongebob) he is truly able to achieve his goals.

[@LPTV84]

Squidward is a good artist whose ego and bad attitude gets in his way, give or take cartoon logic included for his bad luck.

[@cezarcatalin1406]

LPTV More like : if(Spongebob) {*Absolutely perfect*} else {*Bad and awful*}

[@dlyonthescreen2657]

Let’s just hope he doesn’t fail art school and develop a hatred for sponges

[@daviarmiliato9032]

I don't like where this is going

[@crackedemerald4930]

@@daviarmiliato9032 neither does france

[@rommy5097]

unlike hitler, who developed a hatred for jews after failing art school

[@synflwr]

Cracked Emerald Neither does Poland

[@noxeternisinactive9150]

Neither does Belgium

[@cashmoneyouo9009]

Squidwards art is still 10x better than a lot of modern art

[@ddiq47]

I reverse searched the image at 8:25 into google, and what I found was a crazy rabbit hole of neurologists researching noninvasive brain stimulation for improving mathematical thinking 🤯

[@mayapanini]

Other art channels: testing products and giving lessons Solar: _is squidward really a bad artist?_

[@ssnowypug]

The Cat Weirdo 👍👍

[@zackary8585]

This is the greatest lesson of all

[@cessmaga5873]

This is why I love solar sands' channel

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Quality Content 👌

[@bartowo]

Im glad bc this video was probably way more fun to watch then one of those video ideas

[@moved2236]

Film Theory: Squidward animated the entire show. All of it.

[@pinguin4898]

and then sold to nickelodeon for $5mil

[@torpid5742]

but if he did, why wou;d he animate it so that he'd never win?

[@zojaXII]

@@torpid5742 it's because he isn't egotistic at all in real life and wanted to make his caracter an uronic joke

[@7shaz790]

@@torpid5742 He animated it, he didn't create the script

[@le5052]

Underrated comeng

[@larav9450]

This video is so good, it taught me so much about art, ego, creativity. I come back to this every once in a while because its just so spot on in its analysis haha

[@dufus_booger9346]

i feel that as a creative child, I looked up to squidward when painting/drawing. I liked his color pallet he choses and the abstract style

[@jazzy_does_artz6472]

Squidward is not an art style..... *Its a lifestyle*

[@GanonGhidorah]

A lifestyle that gets forced on all of us after our teen years.

[@frasere4621]

A bold and brash lifestyle

[@jeremylim2421]

@@frasere4621 more like belongs in the trash lifestyle *slaps knee*

[@yukakyuz369]

I need a printed shirt of that *now*

[@kayorwhatever]

Jazzy_does_artz he’s a mood of mine

[@PaddedShaman]

In Season 2 Episode 26 "Squidville," Squidward moves to Tentacle Acres, a gated community of only other octopuses. Around five and a half minutes into the episode, he joins a clarinet trio (making it a quartet). He begins playing an accurate countermelody on his clarinet with no warm-ups, and then becomes the lead clarinetist the next day. Being that the other residents are just as snobbish and full of themselves as Squidward is, it speaks volumes to Squidward's skills as a musician that an established trio would accept his spontaneous arrival with no qualms, and then almost immediately elect him to the principal position.

[@juliaguevara4512]

Shaman Infinitus wait if the episode is called Squidville why are they all octopi-

[@rainbowwwkim]

They are SQUIDS you heathen!!! Lol just giving you crap

[@JayRain]

@@rainbowwwkim No Squidward is a octopus

[@JayRain]

@John Doe Although his name has the word "squid" in it, Squidward is an anthropomorphic octopus. He lives in a moai between SpongeBob SquarePants' and Patrick Star's houses.

[@PaddedShaman]

@John Doe Squidward is an octopus! Kim Kelly was joking.

[@emmanuelweinman9673]

I love how you touched upon my favorite part of that episode: how SpongeBob is doing godlike actions and Squidward is just a mortal trying. But I think the reason why is also in the episode: Squidward is stuck within his own mind and SpongeBob is free of his mind (aka imagination). And that ties into the box episode where SpongeBob and Patrick are literally creating sounds and shockwaves within their box, while Squidward is free outside, yet still trapped in his mind 😂 Omg and then you touch upon the unconscious godly ability of Squidward… Squidward is also a god when his brain brakes down 😂😂 And then you just say the same answer at the end. I subscribed ❤

[@The_AuraMaster]

It's not what you draw/paint that makes your art good or bad, it's how well you make it look. Bold and Brash may be a little funky to the eyes of some, but it's made very well. I personally like Squidward's work.

[@pidgy]

Nice video essay, Squidward. But you're not fooling anyone

[@seanjaw5268]

😂😂

[@kiananwar5943]

Exactly what I was gonna say

[@seanjaw5268]

Video essay, like how you get that creative😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@sabribeser2268]

Idiots who try to make their belief true by fake facts

[@pidgy]

@@sabribeser2268 what?

[@almkcr7057]

He certainly lives the life of an artist. A life in misery.

[@rexjolles]

And working In fast food

[@Mekkidolila]

Famous artists nay get recognized after there death

[@Mekkidolila]

Only

[@Ash-nh6li]

i think it must be worth it just knowing you're a wizard.

[@arcadeii]

@@Ash-nh6li wdym?

[@sandraswan9008]

"Self-portrait of himself" Sounds about right

[@roberte.o.speedwagon2999]

I actually had a mental breakdown and started crying during this. Great video by the way!

[@hmjjj3422]

Why

[@cole4490]

Listen up When he dies he will be treated like a hero just like a lot of other artists

[@cordyceps7531]

That’s pretty much the point of Out of the Picture.

[@arson8265]

He can’t die

[@Kenshin_2]

@@arson8265 there is a creepy pasta about squidward it shows that he committed suicide So...

[@torchy9030]

That's why he will never die.

[@TheSnoClan]

I can tell it is true. Because in germany Squidward already died.. :( at least his dubbing actor

[@shopper6282]

If Squidward was rlly a bad artist then why do I have ‘bold and brash’ hanging in my apartment?

[@youknowme2295]

@@citrinefool that’s like, a better room but times 10 which is very better

[@deoxi3207]

Lol the replies

[@futuretrunks3158]

Cuz you live in mold and trash

[@menacingreferencedogge9032]

@CitrineFool what if you have 2 bold and brash in your wall, do the effects stack?

[@larrychilders6599]

Because you fished it from the trash

[@TinyDeskEngineer]

"I call it: bold and brash!" "More like: belongs in the trash!"

[@_lynnloo9988]

this take on the episode is amazing

[@maxkaanthan5550]

The older I get, the more I realize how relatable Squidward is...

[@arthoe7731]

Exactly

[@pixelbit0897]

Exactly

[@MingoandWraith]

VERY. People say I am squidward because I'm tall, into the arts, and I play the clarinet... I'm weird.

[@tehyansage3721]

Relatable-

[@snipple8332]

Squidward what are you doing here sir-

[@e2b265]

Wait, can Squidward only draw a decent circle when he doesn’t realize he’s drawing a circle? The board says “101”, and the 0 is really good.

[@sonicman9910]

Someone said this once in how to draw a circle."Try to draw a circle. It looks like a potato. Try to draw a potato. It looks like a circle".

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

@@sonicman9910 Hey I remember that vid! :D

[@alba2162]

Don't question it

[@thephantomist7199]

As someone who draws a lot, I find that the less I hyper focus on something in particular, the better it comes out. Might be a me thing though

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

@@thephantomist7199 I kinda agree, though I never noticed it on my own lmao, thanks for the tip

[@AlecEagon]

Laughed the hardest I can ever remember for 1.5 mins straight, fell out of my chair to the floor, when you went YTP on “belongs in the trash”. My wife had no idea what had happened. Thank you!

[@PInnHeAd]

The nose on the picture when you said subconsiously made me chuckle, nice touch!

[@axelinerys3841]

This is the most intellectual thing I have ever experienced thank you

[@tajpuckeridge1059]

Who thanks you someone

[@samsonmcgloughlinakira1749]

I thought this was common sense

[@samsonmcgloughlinakira1749]

@Sir Dew of mountains morty burp morty

[@samsonmcgloughlinakira1749]

@Sir Dew of mountains ok

[@14onyx]

then you should see the psychology of Azula

[@hayden1280]

I want a bob ross style show with squidward instead and he is talking you through how to paint some of his self portraits while making fun of your painting. No spongebob or patrick should be in this show. Squidward has earned his own show.

[@ferociousrazordino3581]

Too bad the guitar Lord ruined that..

[@dreamsiiy5426]

I wish man

[@AliumMoAnn]

Instead of kamp Koral, Nick should adapt your idea into a show

[@bingbong5076]

The only Squidward show I know is about the horoscope or astrology?

[@TylerBluTheConqueror777]

dA RaZor// SEeesEEy DiNosAur *Z E U S*

[@alankent]

I have always loved squidward's art is fun and beautiful. His dancing is cutting edge

[@Oreo_Dog]

He is a good artist because he made self portraits of himself in a lot of different art types like the wax sculpture, the shrub sculpture, and the tile portrait. It takes a lot of skill to master all of those art types.

[@dezireemcq]

Bold and Brash is the most ambitious piece of artwork in this generation.

[@mohamedtaha9192]

friggyk yehahahhaha

[@FB35959]

Funny that someone did the painting for his school homework and he got 10/10 score

[@maple8574]

@@FB35959 Seriously? Im about to do an art project soon, and I was gonna draw the sun, but I might just do a different version of Bold and Brash. Thanks for the great idea!!

[@FB35959]

@@maple8574 yeah, that's actually a true story

[@maple8574]

@@FB35959 that's hilarious! 😂😂

[@Thejigholeman]

Here's my stupid take on the matter Squidward is seen as a bad artist, not because of his technical skills, but because of how he uses art. Everything he paints, sculpts, cuts, and draws depicts the same exact thing, Himself. To Squidward, art exists only to immortalize himself, like a social media account that is used to show every last thing a person does in a day for upvotes, likes, and re-tweets. To Squidward, art is nothing more than a mirror. Look at this sculpture of me, compliment me. Look at this topiary of me This painting of me Me Me Me Me Me In the talent show, what did he do? Expressive dance. He did something that can't be done well or poorly, the "talent" he put out there was "Me.". View me, view my body, the way it moves, how special it is. Edit: one last thing. Squidward made an "improvement" to SpongeBob's statue. And what was that improvement? His own nose. His improvement is to make it more like himself.

[@frisk7951]

Good point

[@rust7009]

BIG BRAIN

[@anthonyrangel7239]

Nail on the head

[@jacobkennedy1009]

Spot on 🖒

[@teaslut6135]

Big brain energy right there bro

[@motleythewild]

You blew my mind.... I don't know if there's coming back from this

[@Swishy_Blue]

As far as I can see, this video is Art. Bravo.

[@CelloWrld]

just watched a 12 minute video of Squidward's art instead doing my homework

[@ArthurMorganus]

same but with exams

[@SeaweedAK]

I hope I can finish my report in the moring. It's already 3am here

[@coucoumohsen9054]

Same but with mid terms

[@snineHD]

Do your f*cking homework mate

[@plasxodollbaex917]

Same but w online class 😭

[@shericekendrick9274]

Ok why did I just realize that at 1:54 Squidward’s head covers the “cl” in “class” so that it reads “Art Ass”. Very clever animators. Very clever.

[@bootycheeks6067]

That’s probably unintentional tbh

[@GReznov]

@@bootycheeks6067 drawing that many frames while having the background It was i suspect

[@roldiv1574]

It shocked me when I saw the art ass

[@markborishnikoff5485]

I'm in a spongebob meme group on facebook and they made that frame the cover at one point.

[@cookiecastaneda4270]

And the 101 looks like “LOL”

[@nicksgames7010]

I love the VSauce music in the beginning. I love your channel Solar Sands!

[@sapphirethealpha5005]

The reason why squidward is how he is is because he's been mistreated himself The only ones who treats him well he doesn't appreciate Which is probably because of trust issues

[@ivandraatmawijaya6288]

His art is way better than a duct taped banana.

[@Hellcommander245]

What about a sandwich nailed to a pole?

[@mineassasinlol6428]

I know the artist wasn't very smart but the point of the banana was to show how people would by any trash if it has a famous name on it that's why then it was suppose to be sold

[@vulekv93]

Whole point of ductaped banana was to push the boundries of our perception of art. Most people would say - moder art is trash - and that is exactlywhat he gave us, piece of trash. At the same time he was pushing possibilities od money laundring art business. A complete sucess and high level troll. And by the way, he isn't selling actual tape and banana, he is selling right to display them in that specidic way.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@vulekv93 What if there is no point and we just wanna part of the gig, so we make up a story that makes it work and the artist can just sit back and relax while we are doing all the work for him?

[@bonksoda1410]

vule *_You know what if it’s just a freaking banana duct-taped to a wall?_*

[@alexlam4455]

actually, Squidward is a fantastic clarinet player and is only held back by his poor instrument. In a couple of the episodes, Squidward receives a different clarinet and instantly performs a lot better. good equipment can only take you so far, but bad equipment can really settle you back. The 2 episodes i remember was when SpongeBob gave Squidward a personal wood clarinet and another episode where he got some famous person's clarinet.

[@starting7725]

Plus with he lives on minimum wage cause of his boss

[@thomas.thomas]

@@starting7725 probably minimum wage at most

[@surelyyoujestin4871]

Dont forget the giant clarinet and the clarinet with spongebobs buck teeth as the reed

[@snakeshepard9761]

on top of that he even plays it underwater...

[@zurkel1098]

In the bubblestand episode, right after he blows the big bubble that comes back and engulfs his house he goes back inside and starts playing clarinet again. This time however he plays it perfectly. It seems like it could be a confidence thing, because of how good he feels after blowing a bubble bigger than spongebob's.

[@ryleeweber6707]

This was the greatest video I’ve ever watched. I’ve never thought to take these episodes literally and back them up with facts.

[@JustTryingToChillOut]

In the "Artist unknown" episode Squidward's artistic skills are improved the least effort he puts in them. It is stated that many times too much effort brings the opposite results. This explains why Squidward draws a bad circle when he is trying the most, but is drawing a much better circle when he is trying the least.

[@ivansitohang1932]

Stephen Hillenburg in heaven watching this video: "I just wanted to to make funny show"

[@MightGuy15]

From heaven?

[@tatehildyard5332]

I think he would be flattered. If your art is encouraging critical thinking (even if it is a bit of a joke) it signifies that it really did make an impact on at least one person.

[@FunBoysGaming]

@@MightGuy15 He is dead.

[@MightGuy15]

@@FunBoysGaming WTF? When? Well, I'm completely an emotional wreck now,

[@MightGuy15]

@@cult.girlfriend Wow, he died the same year as Stan Lee? He wasn't old though, it doesn't seem right. Man, I don't think I'll be able to watch SpongeBob anymore knowing he's gone.

[@trafficcone7344]

Alternate title: *Squidward defends his art for 12 minutes straight*

[@obidavidsofficial8651]

😂😂😂

[@thetrashking459]

"I don't sound like squidward, I don't sound like squidward"

[@willowrakiahcreager123]

I love this way too much

[@Panzerfaust_XLII]

Lmao

[@pustota7254]

Bruh

[@Stray1One]

The spin you have done for this is genius

[@spacepsycat]

Impressive analysis. Good job.

[@meanya4687]

If anyone wants an unnecessary analysis of his clarinet playing from an actual clarinettist: 1. Looks like sometimes he maybe sticks too much of the mouthpiece in his mouth. 2. You are _NOT_ supposed to puff your cheeks up while you play, as a matter of fact, you do the exact opposite, you keep your mouth firm. Your cheeks may start to inflate a little as your mouth gets tired, so either Squidward really never learned what to do with his mouth or his embrasure wears out extremely quickly (or the animators just wanted him to look cartoony while playing) 3. Logically there's no conceivable way of Squidward actually being able to play an instrument that requires fingers to cover up holes and press certain buttons, but we'll chalk that up to cartoon logic. I listened to some clips of him playing in the old episodes and honestly? He doesn't sound that bad. He's a little flat and pushes the notes a little harder and louder than they should be. However, when he moves to Tentacle Acres we see him jump in with the trio and flawlessly blend in with what they're playing, we've seen him improv well on the spot with no sheet music. Those things all take knowledge of music theory and familiarity with various pieces as well as your own instrument. His skill level reminds me of myself a couple years into practice, like a well-studied high school band player. In the scenes where he's supposed to be playing badly, he's actually playing some of the higher notes in the instrument's register which are easier to squeak and mess up on and are naturally abrasive by virtue of being such high notes. Like honestly, go back and listen to his playing, as much as the characters wince it's not actually that bad.

[@angelamartzen7499]

I forgot what episode it was but I remember one where at the very ending Squidward is happy and starts playing his clarinet and it sounds really great, as apposed to the rest of the episode where he was struggling (? again I can't really recall what happened in the episode but I do remember he was doing poorly and then at the end he finally plays very well) so Squidward basically is a great artist in many ways, his dancing is not even bad, it's just interpretive which most people just don't like. Just like this video states, his mindset is the thing that gets in the way of his success, other than that, it's also probably because no one around him appreciates his style of art/music/dancing so even if he was expert at those things all the time, he'd still not be appreciated.

[@usefulpineapple4538]

As a Saxophone player, it always bugs me how he puffs out his cheeks.

[@rexjolles]

Look dude they dipped the reed in water to make it sound that bad..I've been playing clarinet for 4 years and I've never gotten my reed fully wet, so I can't confirm this is how it would sound

[@PelemusMcSoy]

@@angelamartzen7499 It was the episode where he learned to blow bubbles with Spongebob and Patrick, and he managed to impress them. He played exceptionally well when he was being cheered on.

[@yorchdez007]

@@angelamartzen7499 I think it was the special episode Christmas Who? Spongebob gives him a wooden clarinet as a Christmas present. Then, Squidward disguises himself as Santa and gives presents to everyone in Bikini Bottom. At the end, he gets a letter from the real Santa, sees him in the sky, and returns home playing his new clarinet. And to my ears, he plays pretty good there.

[@ConfettiCasket]

I re painted bold and brash as a school project and someone legit bought it from me for $20 lmao

[@Cssquarepants]

XD thats awesome

[@joahana379]

I would too not gunna lie

[@sapphichorrors]

Idiot.

[@sapphichorrors]

qibuu ღ lmao. I want the painting, but I’d never buy it for $20.

[@TheAnimator34]

@@sapphichorrors "I'm not dabbing, I'm looking at the floor for cheese"

[@imgvillasrc1608]

"At the end of the day, the only thing that stands in the way of Squidward is himself." Literally words to live by. It doesn't matter if you're the smartest and most skilled person in the world. If you have a terrible personality, no one will appreciate you and what you say or do. I myself learned that the hard way.

[@g.h.7661]

These videos are nothing short of brilliant.