The profile pic I put up is a picture I drew a long time ago. It's called, 'Fishing for Goons.' It depicts me as a fisherman and you hanging upside down on some fish-hanging pole. I use the stick figure medium because it requires no color or shading or any other art-like nonsense.
My girlfriend keeps telling me that the definition of art is subjective. Why? Why can't stick figures be art? I also disagree with the idea that art is open for interpretation. If I draw a picture, it is what I tell you it is, nothing else. Although I used to draw some crazy, abstract things in high school and had a teacher ask for one, once. She pointed out a part that looked exactly like a cat lying down, from above. It was a perfect rendition of a non-abstract thing and I drew it unintentionally and could never do it again if I tried.
I can draw roses. I call them stick roses. I also often draw the sun laughing at me. I hate that guy.
My point is that stick figures and abstract, amoeba-like blobs are all I can draw and, whether you like it or not, it's art.
Art is subjective. That's the beauty of it. If you think it's art...then it's art. Everyone may not agree, but that's the beauty of art. I write songs and a person told me how one song really helped them with the death of their beloved family member...but I really wrote it about some difficult relationship breakup I was going through when I was young and stupid. But, hey...if it helps them deal with their problem, then awesome. Who am I to crush that hope?
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