It’s funny that Michelangelo ended up with so many unfinished things, considering he consistently criticized Da Vinci for leaving things unfinished or flaking on projects. Seems like maybe that was a common theme with famous renaissance artists.
@kaokao16423 жыл бұрын
"Common theme for renaissance artists" nah that's just a common thing for artists.
@wumpus9763 жыл бұрын
Talk about *brotherly* love That was a TMNT joke in case you didn’t get it. Leonardo and Michelangelo.
@everythingmust3 жыл бұрын
@@wumpus976 Gæ
@that_fenrir40253 жыл бұрын
I don't want to be that nerd that says it but, like I explained in detail in my comment, Da Vinci's unfinished works were left unfinished unitentionally or for external causes such as burn out or laziness. Da Vinci often lost interest in his works that didn't inspire him anymore. Michelangelo, unlike what Solar Sands says, left those statuses "unfinished" voluntarily following the technique of the non finito and the philosophy of neo-platonism. Those things can be Googled :] Michelangelo meant these works to look like that. They may be unfinished in the shape but conceptually they are complete and perfect.
@randomtinypotatocried3 жыл бұрын
@@kaokao1642 Pretty accurate from just observing that quite a bit in my art program
@grfrjiglstan3 жыл бұрын
"...and let's just say unimpressive backside." Bro how thicc did you want David to be?
@angelogeon77433 жыл бұрын
He wanted it to be historically accurate. David needed to be dummy thicc enough to booty clap Goliath into a coma
@Amanda-ie4vw3 жыл бұрын
@@angelogeon7743 your words are art. I’m speechless.
@barabara98553 жыл бұрын
@@angelogeon7743 a poet
@Xuurls3 жыл бұрын
😏
@jobowisheshewasnomo41713 жыл бұрын
oh the words i'd never thought would be together.
@shurbrrt3 жыл бұрын
FOR THE LAST TIME PEOPLE, MICHELANGELO IS THE SCULPTOR, THE SCULPTURE IS CALLED MICHELANGELO'S MONSTER.
@noinnyun12443 жыл бұрын
Omg
@joebidengaming55253 жыл бұрын
Love this comment.
@nahometesfay11123 жыл бұрын
That's a family name! He needs to take responsibility for his creation!
@nikkovalidor48903 жыл бұрын
its Mr Michael and Dr Angelo
@Liggliluff3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if someone actually called the sculpture of David for Michelangelo. So while your comment is a joke, you can make it into a real thing by saying "For the last time people, Michelangelo is the sculptor, the sculpture is called David".
@thedistinguished52553 жыл бұрын
Art critics in 500 years: so here are the unfinished photoshop layers. Truly fascinating
@sakesaurus3 жыл бұрын
the ruined layer order conveys chaos and total bewilderment of a human being
@marklll44263 жыл бұрын
_"The artist did not reveal their face and personal name. Their Twitter and Tumblr had been abandoned almost 500 years ago and we are left with their works. It is so sad that we couldn't peek into their creative process because this artist does not have a KZbin channel therefore didn't post speedpaints."_
@littletomato65613 жыл бұрын
@@marklll4426 As if Twitter and Tumblr would survive till then lol
@O0o0Oo0OooO03 жыл бұрын
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
@Cardinalt2 жыл бұрын
@@littletomato6561 we’ll probably still have records of it.
@inchworm203 жыл бұрын
Solar sands was probably the best at giving presentations in class
@arizonathecatlover3 жыл бұрын
lmao facts
@l_35853 жыл бұрын
420th like 😫
@winglessfairy5643 жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking!!!
@SaltyCrabOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Powerpoint master
@Xuurls3 жыл бұрын
All you tubers are
@spiicypotato3 жыл бұрын
You know the content is good when you’re not even into the topic the creator covers, yet you’re entertained anyway.
@PlasmaWarrior.3 жыл бұрын
I saw Ryuko pfp I checked your channel Nice videos
@spiicypotato3 жыл бұрын
@@PlasmaWarrior. ty man, appreciate it
@juice32873 жыл бұрын
rip deviantart
@nicoletan68233 жыл бұрын
Any content created by said creator will keep us entertained anyway regardless of what it is.
@fischerbasham6783 жыл бұрын
If that is the case, couldn't you say the presenter is revealing our interest in the topic that we didn't know was there before?
@Swaggerpede3 жыл бұрын
damn that's so humbling. its nice to now that even geniuses are just as distracted, restless and insecure as us.
@moniquesantrifcer14473 жыл бұрын
It's interesting reading the diaries of great figures. Once known as almost demi gods. But thier writing shows they faced great anixety, depression and flaws. They're human like us all.
@swargpatel76343 жыл бұрын
Geniuses are still humans...they’re just smarter than the average person in a specific field. No genius is gods at everything, they are only good at one thing, like Michelangelo was only good at art and sculpting.
@shadesilverwing03 жыл бұрын
@@swargpatel7634 da Vinci was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. Maybe not genius level in all of those fields but still incredibly good.
@swargpatel76343 жыл бұрын
@@shadesilverwing0 Still not good at everything. There were probably tons of things he sucked at. No one is perfect.
@shadesilverwing03 жыл бұрын
@@swargpatel7634 I know, I was only challenging your statement that they are only good at one thing.
@Kimosabes2hot3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Michelangelo flagged your video because you didn't promote his *TUMBLR*
@4l13n73 жыл бұрын
does anyone have his DeviantaArt xC??
@righteousred7233 жыл бұрын
@@4l13n7 the link is on his livejournal
@supremechaosbeing26963 жыл бұрын
@@righteousred723 b-but he’s not live
@thischannelisinactiveimsor95003 жыл бұрын
@@4l13n7 Be careful, one time I looked up his name and found his Deviantart full of some weird cat girl stuff...... ...uh oh, I just realized the same applies to me
@wash85333 жыл бұрын
@@supremechaosbeing2696 yes he is, just on hiatus.
@CH3R.N0BY13 жыл бұрын
it's incredible that, even in their unfinished state, the slaves are still life-like. buried underneath chunks of their own flesh
@MilkIsTheOne3 жыл бұрын
Michalangalo is awesome innit?
@jockeyfield19543 жыл бұрын
chunks of their own flesh? what? how do you think of that? i think of a man in stone, not a man in flesh, yuck
@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis3 жыл бұрын
@@jockeyfield1954 because their "flesh" is stone, being statues, and they're half buried in stone
@vladiiidracula2352 жыл бұрын
@@jockeyfield1954 Ever Heard- of a metaphor?
@MKr-pf5ql3 жыл бұрын
they're oddly beautiful huh? he's constantly seen as the pinnacle of art so seeing his unfinished art reminds us he was also human, which makes it all the more beautiful I'd say
@bonkosuckacocka9833 жыл бұрын
Yeah he just said that
@SylvesterLazarus3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if Michelangelo said it, but there a quote from someone from that ear something like: "If people knew how much I worked on my legacy, they wouldn't find it so beautiful."
@SylvesterLazarus3 жыл бұрын
@@pneuma6202 That sounds more like it! ;)
@angelvu3 жыл бұрын
@@pneuma6202 That reminds me of people who were forced to take piano classes as a child but are amazing at piano.
@Ama-qu9ob Жыл бұрын
That quote seems to explain why he destroyed his sketches and clay models.
@thememeestfilmbuff3 жыл бұрын
*The original version of this video was the unfinished video of Solar Sands....* But unlike Michelangelo Solar has enough time to be a perfectionist.
@AxxLAfriku3 жыл бұрын
You dislike my v*deos? Are you just a h8er boi? I say see you l8er boi. Don't watch my stuff anymore. Your dislikes are damaging my good reputation. I am a superstar, dear meme
@thememeestfilmbuff3 жыл бұрын
@@AxxLAfriku I am not giving you any attention good or bad. Fix your content.
@expendableindigo96393 жыл бұрын
I think it’s the exact same video minus the thumbnail
@absolutecoolguy42903 жыл бұрын
It was a bad time for me to really get into the video too lol
@signalcrayfish3 жыл бұрын
edited comment 0////0
@joekinnear46713 жыл бұрын
It's a shame Michelangelo destroyed some of his unfinished work (sketches of human anatomy,) it would have been just as or almost as important to us as his finished work was. Edit: i know perfectly well WHY he destroyed his unfinished work, i just wanted to say he was a genius that understood human anatomy exceedingly well, and for newer artists who want to draw the human form his sketches could have taught us something about the process.
@chillfactory90003 жыл бұрын
That made me think a bit more about destroying my old work, thank you for mentioning this.
@SepticSafe_3 жыл бұрын
@@chillfactory9000 as if!
@terracotta34013 жыл бұрын
I kinda get his reasoning tho. It's kind of letting lots of people to see the "bad side of u". Which is not really favorable for most people... with that being said i actually burn my artwork for 3 years because i hated that period of my life. I never thought about "oh my process n flaws is gonna be important for other people" i just care about how much it hurts looking at those artwork. Maybe he felt like his unfinished sketch is genuinely repulsive to himself too, therefore he didn't want anyone too see and destroy it..
@randomtinypotatocried3 жыл бұрын
@@SepticSafe_ You sound cool *roll eyes*
@SM-qv2om3 жыл бұрын
I lost most of my earlier art and im afraid people in the future will find them. Not because they're bad or embarrassing, I mean they are, but mostly because those drawings and writings were kinda dark and secretive. The art and writing I show to people usually has no meaning, and if it does I usually keep it to myself or very simple. The work I keep to myself are manifestations of my darkest thoughts. I dont want people to look at those and think they're meaningless, because to me they're valuable but at the same time sort of disgraceful. I guess I'm just embarrassed of my feelings and how I think. Sorry if this sounded pretentious or stupid, it's late at night and im tired
@terracotta34013 жыл бұрын
I've seen the sculpture irl. It was way more beautiful irl. U can clearly see the detail, depth, and accuracy. I hate it when people say he is overrated when they haven't seen his work irl.. it really is worth the hype.
@dshe86372 жыл бұрын
Yes, it has a real presence. I was enthralled by it
@OtakuUnitedStudio2 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right about how truly masterful he was. But to try ascribing meaning and depth to things that he left unfinished, as if the unfinished work was intentional, is bordering on cult-like. Give praise where it is due, certainly, and marvel at his works for what they are. But there shouldn't be so much speculation on intent of what is certainly a result of defeat rather than intent.
@doormantdarner78152 жыл бұрын
@@OtakuUnitedStudio Even if it is probably incorrect to pretend as though Michaelangelo had any symbolic meaning in leaving them as they were, I always find it fun to look at pieces like this and ascribe your own personal layer to them. A purely subjective form of enjoyment you can take out of a work by relating that which you see to your own life and experiences. I think even if it’s academically incorrect to ascribe meaning in this way, everyone does this unintentionally one way or another, it’s why some people are instantly drawn to works which others aren’t. Everyone wants to see something of their own life in it and it’s always interesting to compare it to what the artist felt in their own time.
@OtakuUnitedStudio2 жыл бұрын
@@doormantdarner7815 I see nothing wrong with projecting your own interpretations on art. My issue is when people act as though it is objectively correct and intentional.
@TheGodofwarghost3 жыл бұрын
the fact that he was a turtle makes this ten times more fascinating
@juxtapossum3 жыл бұрын
And a mutant one at that
@brahwhoa1883 жыл бұрын
Also he was still just a teenager.
@bloodofmars3 жыл бұрын
he might as well be a ninja
@randomtinypotatocried3 жыл бұрын
I heard he was refer to as a hero
@dohyunlee14393 жыл бұрын
or the fact that he learned all he knew from a rat, quite fascinating indeed
@UpDownAndUnder3 жыл бұрын
its weird and interesting how artists can just leave their work undone due to circumstance and years later some people will come up with a meaning to it.
@starrynight11653 жыл бұрын
exactly, like do people not understand that artists (and writers. looking at you, english teachers) are humans just like them just with better control of pencil or chisel or whatever??? contrary to popular belief, artists sometimes make art with no meaning at all or just for fun or practice. and have unfinished work for no reason other than not wanting to finish it
@goromajima76773 жыл бұрын
**looks though hundreds of unfinished sketches** what are you talking about? This headless figure symbolizes- um, uhhh, a-anyway, moving on, this massive ink splodge represents... uhhh help me out here dude c’mon
@dinnerboons15043 жыл бұрын
I mean, art does have meaning. Or else we wouldn’t be able to understand modern art.
@randomtinypotatocried3 жыл бұрын
My art program has taught me to come up with bs meanings for a lot of my unfinished works is useful. Good portion of art is shoveling shit since people love stories
@frankie93733 жыл бұрын
as an art student I mastered the ways of coming up with something because it looks cool and then bullshitting a meaning behind it afterwards on the spot because my art teacher wants to know the meaning. Its all fake. And its so easy to do, you literally just have to find the most pretentious way to talk about it. Of course not all art has no meaning, there are quite a few pieces which do, but theres not as much meaning in art as people want you to believe.
@nathanmiller73243 жыл бұрын
These sculptures always look to me as if Michelangelo started from the belly-button and worked outward.
@insertmemorableusernameher67953 жыл бұрын
Or from the balls outward
@LimeyLassen3 жыл бұрын
Man had priorities
@Ebiscuses3 жыл бұрын
“Mmh... Bellay button.” -Real quote from Michelangelo.
@randomrandle91413 жыл бұрын
@@Ebiscuses I think you mean sun tzu the art of war
@supplenmoist44563 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he had a fetish?
@gustavogodoy96263 жыл бұрын
"Julius please, you can't just monopolize half my life with your commissions"
@Stszelec013 жыл бұрын
Haha church money goes brrr
@gustavopereira49243 жыл бұрын
@@Stszelec01 XD
@avedic3 жыл бұрын
Pope Julius II calling Michelangelo: "Bro....you up?" Michelangelo: "Jules....it's 3am..." Pope Julius II: "I know I know, sorry...sorry. But hear me out. Ok? So....like, I got an idea. What if the tomb was _ten_ stories tall!? And...and with like 1,000 full scale sculptures. I mean, I know you're busy and all....being all mr. popular and....um....Mike, you there? Mikey? Hello??" Michelangelo: "......."
@gustavogodoy96263 жыл бұрын
@@avedic Did the pope knew where Michelangelo lived? or did he just ran around waking everyone up until he finally found Michelangelo probably sleep deprived for another work?
@bluesewage9803 жыл бұрын
@@gustavogodoy9626 the church absolutely knew where Michelangelo lived. you know how paparazzi always knows where a celebrity is, even before the internet? the church must've felt like a tmz for commissions.
@finn4683 жыл бұрын
I dont understand how a turtle is capable of all this.
@l2v653 жыл бұрын
That’s just turtle power at work
@ratherande3 жыл бұрын
You underestimate
@KittenPinkamations3 жыл бұрын
He’s just got that Dr. Delicate touch!
@-topic95063 жыл бұрын
and only a teenager!
@randomrandle91413 жыл бұрын
Well a rat taught him
@SawtoothWaves3 жыл бұрын
do you ever wonder what works of yours will remain forever unfinished? half edited projects or half written scripts, rotting in cyberspace for eternity, due to lack of inspiration or perhaps even untimely death?
@silversunset3 жыл бұрын
Whoa you’re here too?!
@karalsor61453 жыл бұрын
@@silversunset mmm...
@redeye45162 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's for the best, with any luck I won't try writing again. What haunts me is that I don't remember if I deleted the drafts.
@OtakuUnitedStudio2 жыл бұрын
Almost all of them
@RCAvhstape3 жыл бұрын
Those unfinished figures look like the idea for a horror film. I also particularly like the "Atlas" one, I can imagine the Earth resting on the flat spot on top.
@caroline62183 жыл бұрын
Hollywood we don’t care about spooky Internet ghosts we need this concept in a horror movie.
@owloftheinkwell99253 жыл бұрын
Y E S P L E A S E
@angelogeon77433 жыл бұрын
I want it to be something where the weight of the what Atlas is carrying is determined by the amount of sins that have been committed
@sanstheskeleonepunchman52743 жыл бұрын
Atlas didn't carry the earth, but the heavens, it would have been interesting to see how Michelangelo would have drawn that
@marreco63473 жыл бұрын
"Unimpressive back side" So much disrespect for the ideal male booty, I will not stand for it!
@worstusernameintheworld98713 жыл бұрын
hmm, maybe solar sands likes the booty being extra thicc
@dshe86372 жыл бұрын
I think the back is absolutely beautiful too
@QuestionableObject3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear stuff like "Michelangelo was just liberating the art from within the stone he was just so smart" bugs me so hard, like its taking away so much from the back breaking work that went into his work and all the time he put into practicing the craft. Trivializing someone's work is never a compliment.
@magencrisis16823 жыл бұрын
Maybe he did "see" the form within the stone, but that was only a fraction of his creative process, and people over-enphasized on it because it sounded like a supernatural ability. I'm not a genius artist by any means, but the images I draw/ideas for writing just pop into my head out of nowhere, and they appear as fully formed images. But what makes me able to draw or write about those images, however, its years of building habits, studying different techniques, learning from other artists, not to mention hunching over the desk working in the same piece for days, making corrections and such. If people started to say "oh she draws good because she already sees the images in her head I wish I had that power" I'd be bugged too, lol
@marmolejomartinezjoseemili90433 жыл бұрын
Solar is in my opinion, one off the top 10 best channels on youtube
@4l13n73 жыл бұрын
mmm and who would the other nine be?
@SpaceWoods3 жыл бұрын
@@4l13n7 5 Minute Craft
@SM-qv2om3 жыл бұрын
@@4l13n7 dhar mann
@pepo_idiot85023 жыл бұрын
@@4l13n7 krinkels
@4l13n73 жыл бұрын
you first two,, stop. just no Pepoman 123's safe.
@KP0p14373 жыл бұрын
"Perfection is the enemy of the good" That phrase hits me hard. I literally can't move forward if something is not up to my standard. Though having high standard doesn't mean that i have the skill to achieve it. It's the one thing holding me back
@sakesaurus3 жыл бұрын
it's like a saying nowadays
@jamestheheel3 жыл бұрын
imagine what he would have done with an undo button
@snugray_p16593 жыл бұрын
Who else got really motivated after listening to this?
@caroline62183 жыл бұрын
Me!
@rushfudge623 жыл бұрын
Me 2
@daringcuteseal3 жыл бұрын
Me 3
@gun79073 жыл бұрын
Me 4
@ickness4965 Жыл бұрын
Me 5
@braeden96063 жыл бұрын
imo, the process of making art is only enjoyable when there’s not pressure, or at least not much pressure put on you to do it. I can see why he’d get rid of a sculpture even if it only had a tiny imperfection. The pressure put on him to be perfect and for all of his things to be amazing must’ve been insane.
@caroline62183 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe that Michelangelo destroyed his own art and abandon projects that were not perfect. Michelangelo held himself to such a high standard and I thank everyone can relate to that even if they’re not an artist. We all want the world to see the best of us so it can get you stuck in a trap of never finishing projects. I’m never going to destroy my old art even if I’m a perfectionist myself because it’s fun to look back on and brings me nostalgia. I wold think he would have so much confidence in his art as he was being commissioned by the pope of all people. It’s crazy to think that Michelangelo was so determined two rid himself of any imperfections when so much of his work is fantastic.
@sakesaurus3 жыл бұрын
you. You're strong. Please don't change
@saratimbre3 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say I spent 4.5 years studying art history (though my studies were mostly focused on ab ex onward), I always learn something new from your videos. You do a wonderful job and make what some consider a boring topic entertaining. I like to think it pushes more people to study art further and that makes me happy. 🤗
@tyleru77673 жыл бұрын
Those aren’t prisoners, those are the pillar men
@realwdar28173 жыл бұрын
Honestly they all jojo posing dilfs
@serene-illusion3 жыл бұрын
AYAYAYA
@juice32873 жыл бұрын
joseph n caesar did their jobs it seems, "the slaves" 😌 (death jokes arent funny just saying for anyone who might reply)
@rickrollerdude3 жыл бұрын
Ayay yay ay...
@nowhereman60193 жыл бұрын
I love how they LITERALLY are pillar men (meant to be part of the structures pillars) and are also emerging from the rock in epic poses.
@flarehoodviperart28863 жыл бұрын
It’s comforting to know that Michaelangelo was no stranger to having 5000 unfinished wips and starting a new project
@inkysio27833 жыл бұрын
I am a simple artist, I see a solar sands notification, I click
@qqqrrr25563 жыл бұрын
Real fans clicked the last video.
@inkysio27833 жыл бұрын
@@qqqrrr2556 yes I did
@thisisfine40933 жыл бұрын
This is the second or third time I planned to watch a solar sands video only for it to be privated
@mamutepeq3 жыл бұрын
Only the GOATs have seen the original notification
@BigCheeseIsReal3 жыл бұрын
yup
@nicholaslariviere3293 жыл бұрын
Why did he private it in the first place?
@NuclearRatpack3 жыл бұрын
I clicked it and went to a private video lmaoo.
@Defectum1383 жыл бұрын
Yeah, what happened to that?
@expendableindigo96393 жыл бұрын
Honestly because of the ending, I thought he was either gonna make it a temporary video/easter egg release, or make it into a much bigger video to release later on.
@WobblesandBean3 жыл бұрын
As an artist, you have no idea how much this made me feel better.
@rawjawbone3 жыл бұрын
Almost any artist can feel this too. Your imagination gets so caught up in the spectacle of art, you forget how taxing and consuming the physical part is. And its frustrating as all hell, how even with all your work, it never feels enough. Like a "reach exceeds your grasp kind of situation."
@maxwellsuzuki87563 жыл бұрын
Truthfully, I like the unfinished statues more than his finished ones.
@5at5una Жыл бұрын
im pretty sure thats insulting to any artist considering how much work/anxiety/pain/stress/pressure/time you have to go through to finish a work please never do say something like that to no one
@goromajima76773 жыл бұрын
If you ever feel like you aren’t “good enough” at art, this guy probably has thousands of sketches that died with him, hidden away. How do I know this? All artists do, we all make mistakes. **looks though sketchbook** yea, we *definitely* all make mistakes.
@ronjayrose97063 жыл бұрын
*Looks at failed artworks* yep we sure do
@the-letter_s3 жыл бұрын
every time you miss a note while playing for others, and you feel your soul wilt.
@Raymuk3 жыл бұрын
Are my erased doodles counted?
@thighmeat60343 жыл бұрын
we will never be satisfied i guess
@jogailejurkonyte47463 жыл бұрын
@@Raymuk every. single. one of them.
@fetaup92933 жыл бұрын
Your old content's pretty funny, but your new videos leave a lasting impact on us viewers more. Really liking this stuff lately. It's almost like we've grown up alongside you and now are tackling bigger things kinda cool
@SlushLoveable3 жыл бұрын
Man even his unfinished works looks better than my finish work SMH
@starrynight11653 жыл бұрын
lmao mood
@SirLiamTheGreat3 жыл бұрын
I mean, he's Michelangelo
@viccctor_3 жыл бұрын
It's even more impressive when you remember he was a turtle
@SirLiamTheGreat3 жыл бұрын
@@viccctor_ HAHAHAHAHHA
@neroxyx30853 жыл бұрын
This is like a regular person going to one of the best surgeons and saying "wow, you do surgical operations better than i do"
@juliadonati82453 жыл бұрын
As someone who struggles with perfectionism and anxiety, It’s hard to get the confidence to just share what I have. I want to, but I also don’t want to put out something I’ll one day regret.
@justiniani35853 жыл бұрын
5:36 A lot of sculptors back then would correct mistakes in sculpting by applying wax to the damaged area. This is where the word "sincere" comes from. In Latin "sin cera" means "without wax" and would be used to describe statues that were completed without a single mistake and therefore no need to apply wax. These flawless statues came to be considered more honest, more "sincere".
@sakesaurus3 жыл бұрын
and this is the lengths Michelangelo went to just because he didn't want to add wax to it. Kinda sounds like a very necessary lifehack for him
@kayakat18693 жыл бұрын
The unfinished statues are beautiful. It reminds me of geode crystals in rugged rock.
@pimpmayo69433 жыл бұрын
The pressure of writing a funny, memorable and well thought out comment is a little scary with no other comments...
@aidanmeacham19993 жыл бұрын
Other comment
@Gojira_Darko3 жыл бұрын
Solar sands is one of those channels that you can show to someone, and they will think: "damn. That's kinda cool."
@Akhen.3 жыл бұрын
Dad told me once: good work of art is finished at every stage of its creation. Kinda fits in the theme here
@gryph37143 жыл бұрын
This was hugely comforting. Thank you, Solar Sands, for this essay that really makes a genius creative giant like Michaelangelo more relatable.
@ponglenis31283 жыл бұрын
I cant wait to Michael to finish his pieces when he releases them on his patreon
@glassambrosia3 жыл бұрын
this video really helped me, im in a bit of a slump where i find an excuse to not doing drawing, but this message gave me reassurance, thank you
@dmr8914 Жыл бұрын
I was mesmerised by his unfinished statues when i saw them in person as they look like they are trying to escape their entombed bonds of stone. How a human being could bring out a perfectly formed human from a lump of marble is a stunningly humbling achievement.
@ramenking.v13 жыл бұрын
you just know he was truly an artist when he left a lot of his work unfinished and started a new one when he made a single mistake or two i think a lot of artists relate to that, including me. it seems like he was also a huge perfectionist too, since he burnt some of his work before dying very relatable tbh
@KNightshade63 жыл бұрын
Me with unfinished art *sweats nervously*
@littlewillowlinda2 жыл бұрын
I kind of love the bodies coming out of the stone in dynamic unfinished poses like that
@thereliquia30893 жыл бұрын
Its funny how i was recently talking with some friends about the beauty of the unfinished, and how it makes art, and life, even more enjoyable than it is.
@chicobicalho56212 жыл бұрын
Michelangelo was from another world. His accomplishments were light years beyond any other artist in history, and it is most unlikely anyone will ever do anything as amazing at any point in future history. And I mean, not the scientific precision of DaVinci as far as muscle and bone layout in a human body, but the massive undertakes no other artist has ever come close to produce. Not his architecture masterpieces or his paintings, but precisely three "works" make him superhuman; David, la Pietá, and the Sistine Chapel. As incredible as DaVinci was, his drawings and paintings seem diminute by comparison.
@cryptidseafog3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit it got reposted again!! im so excited 👁👁
@OxidizedNail2 жыл бұрын
It’s incredible that the “tomb” is considered a failure when it still is an incredible work of art. That’s really a testament to the genius of Michelangelo. Even his unfinished work is beautiful.
@andreyhilario83763 жыл бұрын
why are you videos so good to watch before going to sleep?
@morladarling33193 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the reupload! I was really looking forward to this video, keep up the amazing content fam 😎
@jadefae3 жыл бұрын
I absoultely love how this channel is like "exploring horny deviant art posts" and then boom, now you are watching a super well researched and well worded video essay on the life and struggles of a an artist in all it's rueful complexity. Good stuff
@bun1973 жыл бұрын
I like kenneth clarke's interpretation of these. The frustration of an unlimited soul trapped in matter
@miah2400 Жыл бұрын
I get a weird feeling when I see unfinished works of art from artists long gone. It's eerie yet beautiful. We'll never know what the finished product would have truly looked like and we all must be satisfied with what is presented to us. It's frustrating and yet somehow beautiful in a way I can't quite explain.
@murple33 жыл бұрын
3:43 They're not unfinished, they're just waiting to wake up to look for some red stone
@mistyhaney55652 ай бұрын
I can't explain it, but Michelangelo's works, be it sculpture, painting, or architecture, touches me in a way no other artist does. Unfortunately the only work of his I have been able to see in public was an unfinished sketch, that I have no doubt he wouldn't want seen by anyone, and just sharing the same physical space as it brought me to tears.
@matrixodlum49693 жыл бұрын
its crazy how even though he didn’t finish these pieces, they’re a different kind of art in their own right. they don’t convey the message he intended, but tell a totally different story
@dshe86372 жыл бұрын
The energy in them seems to be about trying to get free of the rock. That would be lost if they were finished.
@magencrisis16823 жыл бұрын
It's always good to remember that great artists are human too. When I try to write (and fail), I usually tell myself "I'm sure Bradbury also had *those paragraphs* that he corrected dozens of times and still didn't like." or "Man, magical realism it's so difficult to write about. Cortázar must've had a MONSTROUS pile of unfinished and not-good-enough drafts.".
@mushroom2623 жыл бұрын
Solar sands, one of the few content creators that just keeps getting better 🙏
@LeoMajors3 жыл бұрын
"We have the facade of San Lorenzo at home" 7:49
@onemorechris3 жыл бұрын
i love the idea that someone whose chosen the most unforgiving and time consuming medium to work with, is also impatient and unfocused enough to leave a trail of unfinished work.
@97Corvi3 жыл бұрын
Fun fuct: for a long time this sculptures where positioned in the Buonarroti cave in the Boboli garden, a place where all the walls have a similar vibe The all exibition was soo strange but fascinating that the word "grotesque" was born to describe them !!!
@gregorymervinbailey52752 жыл бұрын
Those unfinished blocks look so abstract yet so realistic.
@Sunny-mk2gh3 жыл бұрын
drawing while watching solar sands videos is my favorite way of draiwing 🙇♂️
@lauren-db8zg3 жыл бұрын
honestly i like the unfinished statues so much more than the finished sculptures, they look so cool and abstract.
@Liggliluff3 жыл бұрын
It's like that meme of that teachers always try to see more into the poem than the artist intended it to be. That the blue curtains represents many different things, when the artist might just have thought of blue curtains and nothing more. Similarly here, where people try to argue that there's a statement with these unfinished statues, when in reality, he might just have given up.
@Lambda_Ovine3 жыл бұрын
Ah man... I can totally relate to Michelangelo... not the genius part but the insecurities on his own work part. So many project, most of them, I've left unfinished and at the end destroyed, for no one to see, because I was no happy %100 how it came out. I also underestimate the time and effort needed to get something done and when I undoubtedly find myself overwhelmed, I pause the project indefinitely and in order to escape the guilt I have to start something new completely, only to make the same mistake. I'm so bad at finishing what I start.
@brolaire88513 жыл бұрын
"unimpressive backside", what are you TALKING about
@samwiseraleigh7833 Жыл бұрын
Some of those unfinished statues are just as wonderful to look at as the finished pieces. They look as if they are trying to claw their way out of the marble but got stuck. I can feel the pending movement that they will never make
@GarretRB3 жыл бұрын
Why is the KZbin algorithm not promoting such a great video
@sokkasboomerang15893 жыл бұрын
i love these unfinished statues, i fell like they carry so much emotion you could see in them. Their unfinished state makes them interesting
@afinoxi3 жыл бұрын
"Hey , have you watched Solar Eclipse's video on Michelangelo's sculptures ?" "Subaru... What video are you talking about ?"
@DaNintendude3 жыл бұрын
I think the end of the video really holds some truth to it. The problem with the Tomb is a problem many of us face. Whether it's Video Game Developers having to cut content to meet a deadline, artists ditching their sketches to just make something simple and move on, writers writing, scrapping, and rewriting scripts countless times, or even something as simple as students working on an ambitious idea for a school project, before ultimately finishing something underwhelming. Michelangelo was human, just like the rest of us. We all have unfinished, rushed, or simplified ideas.
@nasuhero6293 жыл бұрын
I always look forward to a new solar sands video
@barnaclecrucifix16043 жыл бұрын
its amazing to think that one of the greatest artists of all time also struggle from the most common problem all artists share
@JaquesBobe3 жыл бұрын
oh shit, I've seen the finished part with Moses in it! I randomly wandered into a church in Rome that's a bit off the tourist route. This lavish display sits awkwardly in an alcove there, with the rest of the church interior being sterile and mostly devoid of decorations. I read "Michelangelo" on the plaque, and went "Wow. How did it end up here, and where's the rest??"
@Shoonoonoo3 жыл бұрын
This was really good man. Your vids have been getting better and better
@tetchytick3 жыл бұрын
i would listen to a curriculum’s worth of college level art history if it was from this channel
@elasolovey9863 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Today with social media where artist are pressured to produce even more than ever to keep up with the algorithm, it's important to keep in mind that we just see the finished work and not the process, the story or the thoughts of the artist.
@toganium41753 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, it doesn’t matter that Michelangelo left some work unfinished because he already accomplished great things in his life.
@caroline62183 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree. Some of my art is going to remain in permanent limbo forever and that’s ok.
@sakesaurus3 жыл бұрын
and also he valued his unfinished work much less than us
@dshe86372 жыл бұрын
@@sakesaurus maybe because he was working on commissions and the patrons wanted the end product?
@darumadaruma8801 Жыл бұрын
I find the unfinished work just as interesting as the finished work.
@NeverNotJune3 жыл бұрын
I hope this video sends me into existential crisis.
@boombasher1033 жыл бұрын
Update?
@potential_dog_eater7 ай бұрын
Update?
@susanwojcicki57143 жыл бұрын
my favorite artist and favorite channel rn
@jmrivera_piro3 жыл бұрын
wow i didn't expect to feel better about myself and my art after watching a solar sands video
@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis3 жыл бұрын
Michelangelo's first big break was a sculpture (The Cupid) that he covered with acid to make it look ancient and thus more valuable.
@johannsmithe25703 жыл бұрын
Mikey was orginally a forger of Greek statues. That's how he learned his skills.
@GravityTrash5 ай бұрын
I'm glad I watched this video before visiting Florence, because I took a pretty close look at these after staring at David for an hour Whats funny is that my dad actually touched the markings, and urged me to do the same, since the guards were too busy focusing on any potential threat on David I did touch the markings near the back, and its insane how not only you see the raw process from 500 years ago, but feeling it was even more wild
@nelsonx53263 жыл бұрын
I'm an artist, a painter mostly. It's difficult being in the shadows of art histories giants. I guess it must be like that in any field or endeavor.
@WantedRecords55063 жыл бұрын
Why the hell does KZbin refuse to recommend your videos, whenever I watch a few of your videos I have to go back to your channel and find a new video
@frog63063 жыл бұрын
He wasn’t making artses, he was freeing innocent people from blocks of marble. WAKE UP AMERICA
@bluebee72813 жыл бұрын
the quality of your videos are amazing
@kylewalker90623 жыл бұрын
What I learned from this video: the great Michelangelo was like every artist... He dreaded having to create human hands haha