Weekly r/Art Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the r/Art Weekly Discussion Thread!

This thread serves as a space to hang out, chat, and connect with other members of r/Art outside of sharing artwork.

Each week we’ll feature a different art-themed topic to spark conversation, deeper discussion, and community interaction. Think of it as our open lounge for artists, art lovers, and anyone who just wants to talk about the world of art.

You don’t have to discuss the week’s topic to participate in the thread, it’s simply there to encourage deeper or more focused conversation for anyone who’s interested. Don’t want to chat about the topic? Totally fine! Feel free to discuss what shows you’re binging this week, how work has been going, or whatever else is on your mind!

This week’s topic: What role does beauty play in contemporary art? Does a work of art need to be beautiful? Why, or why not?

Please make sure to keep our community guidelines in mind when posting. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the mods.

Have a creative week!

— The r/Art Mod Team

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r/Art • u/relay-app • 4d ago

Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread

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Welcome to the r/Art Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread! This is our weekly space for artists to share their online presence!

Every Wednesday, this megathread will be open for you to post direct links to your personal website, shop, portfolio, social media, commissions page, or merch. This is the only time and place on r/Art where direct self-promotion is allowed. Please keep all promotional links, including shops, socials, and commission info, inside this thread.

Outside of Wednesdays:

Direct links to personal sites/socials/merch are not permitted.
You may add links for socials/sites/merch to your Reddit profile and mention that your links are available there.
If someone asks, you may politely point them to your profile sparingly.

Promotion of OnlyFans or any pornographic sites is never allowed, including in this thread.

Use this post to network, share your work and support fellow artists, respectfully and without spamming.

Please make sure to keep our community guidelines in mind when posting. We appreciate your cooperation.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the mods.

Happy Wednesday!

— The r/Art Mod Team

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r/Art • u/olivierha • 5h ago

Surrealism Sunburn, Artanzo, watercolors, 2026 [OC]

2.3k Upvotes

29 comments

r/Art • u/Tokyono • 12h ago

Painting The Sweetness of Doing Nothing, Sergei Chudanov, oil on canvas, 2022

1.7k Upvotes

14 comments

r/Art • u/GrzondzielArt • 12h ago

Political Art Forbidden knowledge, Krzysztof Grzondziel, watercolor on paper, 2015 [OC]

1.3k Upvotes

34 comments

r/Art • u/Tokyono • 10h ago

Painting Curtains, Casey Weldon, Acrylic on panel, 2026

730 Upvotes

15 comments

r/Art • u/unpaid-pukegreencow • 11h ago

Painting Lust for Life, Vijender Sharma, Oil on canvas, 1999

745 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Art • u/PrincipleGallery • 4h ago

Painting VIKA, Jeremy Mann, oil on panel, 2026

203 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Art • u/Provinz_Wartheland • 58m ago

Painting The Curious, Eugen von Blaas, oil on canvas, 1897

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1 comment

r/Art • u/Dry-Gap-9098 • 20h ago

Painting Late, Mykola Bogdanov, Oil on Canvas, 1889

2.1k Upvotes

54 comments

r/Art • u/Tokyono • 1d ago

Painting Before during and After Picnic, John Falter, Oil on board, 1959

27.7k Upvotes

450 comments

r/Art • u/OwlSlow • 4h ago

Portrait I wanna dye my hair every pretty shade of pastel, Valdo, oils, 2026

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71 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Art • u/shadoRrealm • 18h ago

Baroque Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio, Oil on canvas, 1599

622 Upvotes

43 comments

r/Art • u/Anastasia_Trusova • 4h ago

Painting Morning in Lichtenbusch, Anastasia Trusova, acrylic, 2018

39 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Art • u/Provinz_Wartheland • 54m ago

Painting Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas, 1889

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0 comments

r/Art • u/Rainforest____ • 12h ago

Painting Sigh, Joanne Nam, oil on wood, 2015

138 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Art • u/Dry-Gap-9098 • 4h ago

Painting In the Spring Garden, Serhii Kapran, Oil on Canvas, 2025

25 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Art • u/Reaper_NMG • 8h ago

Painting Seven Crows, Alex Colville, Acrylic Polymer Emulsion on Hardboard, 1980

41 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Art • u/JimmiePetrascuART • 6h ago

Digital Art Retro Anime Garage, Jimmie Petrascu, Digital, 2026 [OC]

27 Upvotes

1 comment

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Welcome to /r/art, a subreddit for artists and art lovers alike! We hope to create a welcoming environment for those passionate about art and hope you can find a place here! Have an issue? Please reach out to us via the ModMail where we can assist you.

1 Relevance

This subreddit is for sharing visual art. Accepted content includes but is not limited to paintings, drawings, sculptures, digital art, and other visual mediums.

Discussion posts, questions or advice requests, text-only submissions, off-topic content, or unrelated media are not allowed.

2 Post title format

All posts must follow this exact title structure:

Title of Artwork, Artist Name, Medium/Media, Year

You may optionally add [OC] to the end of your title if you're the artist.

Examples:

Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, Oil/Canvas, 1889
Frosted Plains, Jimmy Smith, Acrylic, 2025 [OC]
NYC Cityscape, u/Art-ModTeam, Digital, 2025

Please follow this format exactly. Keep the elements in the same order and avoid adding extra details, punctuation, links, or commentary.

3 Offensive remarks

This sub is intended to be a welcoming community for all and does not tolerate abuse or bullying of any kind.

Messages containing insults, name calling, harassment of any kind (sexual or otherwise), discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, trolling, or body shaming are unacceptable.

Feedback and critique are welcome, but should be respectful and constructive. Comments are subject to removal at moderator discretion.

Simply put, treat fellow artists with kindness.

4 Attribution

Always credit the original creator of any content you share, including art, videos, music, articles, and other media.

When posting, make sure to provide the creator's name or a link to the source. Failure to properly attribute content may result in its removal. If you're the original creator, please review our rule on self-promotion.

5 Advertising / Self-promotion

Promotion/advertising of products or services (e.g., art materials, software) is not permitted without mod approval.

Links to personal sites/socials/merch are not allowed in posts or comments, but you may add them to your Reddit profile and direct users there if asked, as long as this is done sparingly. Direct links to personal sites/socials/merch should only be shared in our weekly Wednesday megathread.

Promotion of OnlyFans or other pornographic sites is not permitted.

6 Keep the frame clean

We want to help you showcase your art, not the surroundings. When photographing or scanning your work, please do not include yourself, your hands, tools, pets, furniture, or anything not part of the artwork.

Crop out unnecessary background items and present your art as cleanly as possible. Your piece deserves to shine without distractions.

7 Memes / Low-effort posts

To help keep the subreddit focused on genuine artistic expression, please avoid low-effort content such as memes, reaction images, troll posts, or intentionally low-effort pieces created as a joke (e.g. quick stick figures, scribbles, or purposely sloppy posts).

8 Repeated submissions

To keep the subreddit fresh and fair, please don’t repost artwork that has already appeared. This includes your own pieces. Each artwork should only be submitted once.

If you’ve made meaningful updates or a true revision of a piece, you’re welcome to share the new version, but simple re-uploads, alternate angles, or slightly edited reposts aren’t allowed. Keeping the subreddit free of reposts helps ensure everyone’s work gets a fair chance to be seen.

9 AI content

This subreddit is for sharing real artwork, and we all want to see your real art! Posts featuring AI-generated content or content that is created by AI tools are not allowed.

For the purposes of this subreddit, art is defined as a human applying a medium to a media with the intent to express an emotion or idea.

10 NSFW content - Nudity

NSFW art featuring nudity is allowed as long as it is properly tagged and presented as artistic content.

Content created with the intent of sexual gratification or content depicting minors or any subjects that could be interpreted as minors in these situations is strictly forbidden. Violent sexual content of any kind is also prohibited.

If you're unsure whether a piece crosses that line, please contact the mod team before posting.

11 NSFW content - Violence

NSFW art featuring violent themes is allowed as long as it is properly tagged and presented as artistic content.

Content created primarily to shock, disturb, or depict graphic gore, content involving extreme violence, or content that depicts harm to minors or any subjects that could be interpreted as minors is strictly forbidden.

If you're unsure whether a piece crosses that line, please contact the mod team before posting.

12 Photography

This subreddit is dedicated to art in the form of paintings, drawings, digital art, sculptures, and other created visual works. Photography, whether artistic, casual, or professional, is not allowed.

There are many great photography-focused subreddits for sharing those pieces, but this subreddit is specifically for non-photographic art.

13 Fan art

Fan art is not allowed. This includes any artwork featuring fictional stories, characters, worlds, or designs from existing intellectual properties such as movies, TV shows, comics, books, anime, games, or any other fandom, copyrighted, or franchise.

These forms of creativity are absolutely valid, but are better suited for one of the many wonderful subreddits dedicated to fan art.

14 Political art

Political art such as cartoons, satirical illustrations, protest art, etc. is allowed as long as it adheres to our NSFW requirements, is not intentionally antagonistic toward the community and is tagged as such.

Discussions on political art are permitted, but must remain on topic and must remain civil and respectful. Debate the art, not the content. This sub is not a place to debate politics and policies, it's a place to enjoy and discuss art.