Just realized the color grading trends are ruining good artwork

Was at a gallery showcase in Portland last month. Saw 50 pieces flooded with teal oranges. My friend loved it. I told her it all looked the same. She got defensive. Said it's what sells. But I stood there pointing at a muted landscape in the corner. No trendy filter. Just raw color. That piece got overlooked. I think we're losing real style chasing algorithms. Anyone else feel like honest palettes are getting ignored?

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julia_carter701mo ago

Fourteen? That’s wild. I can't believe nobody called that out before the owner. How do you even stand there and defend that as "art"?

jessicaflores20d ago

The 14 paintings in that Denver gallery might have been from a series though. I saw a show last month where every piece used the same five colors because the artist was exploring how light changes on a single palette. It looked repetitive from across the room but up close the brushwork was totally different in each one. Not saying every instance is like that but sometimes sameness is the whole point.

troythompson1mo ago

Stood in a Denver gallery last year and counted 14 paintings that had the exact same teal/orange wash from across the room. Told the owner it looked like they all went to the same Instagram filter workshop.