At a gallery in Portland, a curator said my digital pieces looked 'too clean' next to the oil paintings.

Now I'm torn between keeping that polished digital look or adding more texture to fit in. Anyone else had to change their style for a specific show?

3 comments

3 Comments

the_kim20d ago

Just change your style for one show?

gibson.oliver20d ago

Wait, did they really say his work looked "too clean"? That's wild.

haydenwright20d ago

That comment about looking "too clean" is a loaded one. It frames digital work as lacking something, which feels unfair. Maybe the issue isn't your style, but how the curator grouped the pieces together. Could be they just didn't give the right context for such different mediums to have a conversation.