The easiest forms of art

What I find particularly common in my pageflakes is the overuse of graphic design and photography. I’ll admit, theses mediums are great but at the same time, there are such an overwhelming amount that it’s hard to filter out what is good and what is bad.

Take for example Kitsunenoirs Wallpaper project his graphic designs are very characteristic of his blog and show his personality and career path. In contrast, there is the blog “It’s Nice That” that has an overwhelming amount of photographers featured on their website. Though I don’t blame their creative eye, at times photography themes seem overdone. There are always obscure and desolate portraits of everyday life. There are some that I can come to appreciate, but at the same time they become generic. This also follows the same for the graphic designs, it is either too much or too generic.

As for the fashion blogs, I see an overload of the use of bright colors. The trends in clothing start to become an assortment of candy straight from the Sweet Factory. Since I’m such an earth tone/ neutral color lover, I find the bright colored tones and themes to be exhausting to my eye. Being an Art History major, I also see a lot of urban design frequent in many of the websites. I have a great appreciation for the type of art, but many of the times, I don’t see the conceptual themes relevant to the product collaborations. However, I understand there are collaborations of high end fashion and street fashion that are great juxtapositions.

There are many different types of regular items I see on blogs and it could be summarized by bright colors in graphic design, desolate images in photography and the cross of urban art in pop culture. I find these forms saturated but at the same time I could understand how it is easy for a wider audience to like.

X’s over O’s

B.