Should art capture beauty?

What if art was intentionally ugly?

Not just your subjective interpretation… rather, intentionally drawn as ugly as possible?

Something that makes you think, “What the F**k?”

Would that make your inner Satoshi proud?

After all, you’re a cryptocurrency-using counterculturist. D:

What is ‘ugly’?

Some would argue ‘ugly’ is Kim Kardashian crying…

Others would claim ’ugly’ is simply the lack of aesthetics …

Is it a neurologically hardwired response to evolutionarily disadvantageous stimuli?

To what extent does social influence affect our perception of aesthetics?

In the Mursi Tribe of Africa, women with the biggest Lip Plates are considered most attractive. (Oh baby!)

Why and HOW is a stretched lower lip beautiful?

It seems Mursi children are socially conditioned to recognize and accept Lip Plates as a vital aspect of beauty, thus indicating society plays a role in our perception of aesthetics.

Ugly: Counterculture Art Movement

I am Pwoseidon, he whom failed Grade 8 art.

To hell with beautiful drawings! My mission is to intentionally create ugly* art*.

The Ugly Movement began on Web3, a fascination that curdled like cheese. Out came monstrosities of my imagination. I obsessed over each draft, unsatisfied at the ugliness…

Night after night, in candle light, I sketched till wax dripped still.

Obsession is an ugly monster…

Join my attempt to manifest an utter disaster!

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek at “Heftoko Monsters.” (Each Heftoko has udders and a revolutionary ‘front butt.’)

I’m self-conscious of my art… I hope it’s as ugly as you expected!