How do you propose anyone using a cell phone proves the difference between a stuck on vinyl piece and a painting?
I have been there in person, and felt it, it’s paint but I am curious how you propose anyone in the field pass the standard you are proposing.
If reviewing I would be more likely not to accept than to accept. It’s one of those line ball decisions. To me it looks like a tourism advertisement.
If resubmitting I suggest some more convincing description etc
Why would an artist paint a stock photo?
Ok, that’s understandable, but that’s why all things should be considered, like why would a piece of advertising be in a stairwell at a VA hospital? I actually don’t think we are allowed to do any sort of advertising because I have not seen any posted around campus.
Ok now you want to get into mind reading, come on now.
If you really want to insist it’s vinyl all I am saying is that it’s a mission impossible to remotely prove the difference. It is in fact paint. I have been there in person. How do I possibly, from my cell phone proves it’s paint? Your setting an impossible standard just admit that remotely there is no way possible to tell the difference between paint and a vinyl sticker. So you are simply making assumptions and in this case the assumption it’s a gigantic vinyl sticker is wrong.
Actually, come to think of it, I bet this would be a lot more shiny if it was vinyl as opposed to paint given how close the light is, my whole photo would probably have been a giant glare from it. Probably why they painted rather than using a giant vinyl sticker.
Well you could say that it’s enticing me to go fishing …. Maybe that’s a plus for explore
As i said, the burden of proof lies in the submitter, and when all evidence points to one thing, its up to you to prove otherwise, finding the artist, their instagram, an article etc.
Plays mission impossible theme song
Just a reminder to all to keep the conversation civil and constructive. It’s starting to get a little out of hand.
It doesn’t have to be on vinyl specifically. There are other mediums on which a stock photo can be printed for display on a wall, such as canvas and plywood. It still doesn’t make it a mural though, so describing it as such would be inaccurate. You don’t print a document from your computer and then claim you painted the images onto the paper yourself.
Agree. It’s why I said wall decal, as it doesn’t denote a material being used, just that it’s a decal that was applied to the wall and can typically be removed easily.
Either way it’s an impossible standard. There is no possible way to tell via picture if something is painted on, a vinyl sticker, a carefully cut piece of paper, a piece of plywood. Completely impossible to tell the difference unless there is something obvious. I however am at the location, it is in fact paint. Anything else is speculation and incorrect.
Unless you have some sort of phone where you can tell texture from a picture someone else took with their phone, but I don’t think such tech exists.
A decal can still be hand painted though. I submitted a large, hand painted mural at a library in August. It was basically a paint-by-number decal, or tab as the artist calls them, by her, visiting artists, and the community. Once all the tabs were painted, the mural was installed.
From the photos you provided, it doesn’t look hand painted to me, but printed onto a separate surface, then that surface was installed onto the wall. Large printers that make decals these days are pretty good these days at disguising whether or not they are hand painted or printed, so it could have a finish to it that makes it seem as though it was hand painted.
As I previously mentioned, these may be at many VA locations, since this is a stock image that is free to use and easy to add text to. It falls into a gray area, as some may accept, some may reject. Most here have noted they are more inclined to reject than accept based on what you submitted.
Since the community did reject it, and it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why due to the reject reasons, we can only guess. I would think it was for title/description (grammar errors, most likely), the photo orientation/not being cropped/lighting, and the community possibly not believing this to be a distinct art piece. They may even think that this is actually the same piece on every floor of the stairwell, not different on every floor.
If you do decide to resubmit, take all of the suggestions into account to make it better, and it may get through the community, or even be accepted by ML.