Order: stimulus to creativity or careless?

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Сообщение от Semen Semenovich

As for a portrait as a work of art, from photo, it is a utopia. Not knowing the characteristics of the nature of the object, its psychology, and much more, can not create a portrait of this man (and what the customer wants). You can write a good art work on the subject - a portrait of men (women) with similar features. To achieve the same internal similarities with unconditioned outside - is impossible. So the portrait will not work.
     

Here Semen Semenovich, thank you, illustrate what is called the present (Orthodox) and the commercial realism (western) realism.
The things you write (work on the photos) and a commercial realism.
A portrait (as a work of art) requires a huge expenditure of skill, time (vspomnite. on how many hours Serov created their portraits!) Soul and inspiration ..
But in a good school and sketch "alla prima" may also be a work of art. There are examples of very talented!