Guy Denning is an English artist who was born in 1965. Another Stuckist artist, his art is very sketchy in appearance. That, by no means, is something bad, as I believe it adds a huge amount of emotion to the pieces. Most obvious is the emotion in his piece, "#407 Untitled," a portrait of a person screaming. The sketchyness really amplifies the emotion in this piece, if it had been smooth, it would not have translated nearly as well. In fact, it would have looked odd, perhaps. It really allows you to feel the scream, if not have the urge to scream yourself and just let out all of that emotion bottled up inside! For me, the sketchyness in painting and other media allows the artwork to feel more human. It seems less precise and probably has a more primal feeling, which allows true emotions to be evoked from the pieces. Smooth paintings are beautiful, but sketchy paintings are emotional. Ahhhh!
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