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What is this art style?

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AsAYouthIUsedToLoveTheSmellOfCatalogues · 15/02/2026 11:17

I am seeing it everywhere recently, although it mostly came to my attention during the pandemic on artist's spaces. I love abstraction, so am familiar enough, but I am charmed at the same time as bemused by it.

Just wondering if people have any familiarity with this style and do you love it?

How would one describe it?

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Goinghome2late · 16/02/2026 16:11

SPQRomanus · 16/02/2026 15:28

The thing is the people producing the stuff in the OP haven't learned. It's clear they haven't educated themselves or developed skills or spent time and effort in improving their work.

Whilst it may be true that anyone can make "art" ie put brush to paper, it absolutely isn't true that anyone can be good at it, however much effort they make.

In the same way not everyone can become good at writing poetry or novels or be a great dancer, however much they learn, that requires fundamental talent. That's why Amazon is full of self-published authors who write crap that no publishing house would dream of looking at. It's why elite sportspeople compete at the Olympics, because they are better than other people.

Not everyone has equal ability and people need to accept that. No one without innate talent can just learn to be a Picasso or Michelangelo.

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I think youre agreeing with me, and yes there.is.only one Picasso, Emin. Kahlo, Kusama... and their art was/is a lifetimes work

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AsAYouthIUsedToLoveTheSmellOfCatalogues · 16/02/2026 16:23

This below is what i'd call playful or 'naive' but I like it!
It really depends, the intention, etc.
(don't know who the artist is, it was on pinterest).

What is this art style?
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OriginalUsername2 · 16/02/2026 16:43

AsAYouthIUsedToLoveTheSmellOfCatalogues · 16/02/2026 15:41

The artist in my OP actually is a very good illustrator, and would/could have done well illustrating for children's books. She switched entirely to the new style over the pandemic as it garnered more likes. Like I said, nature of the social media beast really.
This is an example of her earlier work:

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That’s really nice. I’ve heard lots of stories about artists going viral for one image and feeling like they have to keep repeating the same style. It sounds a bit scary because you see thousands of followers drop off every week and it feels like you’re failing, but the truth is they weren’t your ideal audience in the first place.

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