Silk painting is very critical but many people do it.
The gracefulness of silk allows for mistakes and low skills to look presentable because it is so generous and lets paint spread beautifully. When people take silk painting lightly their technique remains very basic. Their silks look like they let a cat walk over them with paint on its paws.
When Andy Warhol painted naked women and let them crawl on his canvas the idea was fresh and original, but he had a strong art background.
Of course, I'm old school, I appreciate refined skills. I don't believe in praising work that does not deserve praise. Being politically correct holds us back from giving clear criticism and the praises that are given hold artists back from improving their art.
As artists we need the guts to give our opinion to each other instead of giving each other hollow words.
