Sorry to be Cheesy:p
[Post] Am I the only one who doesn't understand modern art?
Went to an exhibit recently. When the old capital fell, the Ballet Twins weren't as corrupted by the Hollow as they are now, so Investigators managed to save a number of exhibits.
After seeing them, I have to say, did Investigators really need to risk their lives for these things?
I disliked "Gentleman With a Bangboo" and "Ballet Brothers on Ethereal's Back" most. They feel like parodies of masterpieces to me, while also sucking up to the Ballet Twins' owners. The artist is Kinston Bird. I hear he never studied at any of the academies and just copies other peoples' work. I guess anything goes these days.
Holographic Bangboo
You're being pretty rough on him haha.

He didn't receive any art training, and worked in a replica painting factory when he was young, copying famous paintings for 12 hours a day. He had a breakdown at work one day, so he played a prank and added some silly elements to some famous paintings.

The paintings ended up in the hands of the Ballet brothers, who were so amused they tried to contact him. In the end, he told the gallery manager, "The person who bought my paintings has terrible taste."

I think he knows his own paintings are garbage, but getting one over on the Ballet brothers is pretty cool lol
FoxesRDogs2
Not everything in the Ballet brothers' collection is rubbish. They sponsored an artist named David Gilbert, who I really liked.
David's experience surviving in a Hollow as a young child influenced his artistic style. That's why his paintings like "The Star - Dancer in a Hollow" and "Signora Lisa" often contain huge Ethereals, just like the ones he saw when he was little.
kickin' the door
David Gilbert's paintings don't depict the Ethereals with any sense of horror. I always thought he painted them with some sense of affection... Maybe his childhood experiences left him with some sort of attachment to them?

I seem to remember him saying privately "The Ballet brothers who made me change my paintings are far scarier than any Ethereal" hahaha.
Life of a Rose
I did a search after hearing everyone praise him. Turns out he painted "Bangboo Crossing the River of Dreams."
When I was working overtime a lot and saw those Bangboo working hard on the river, it really resonated with me. I immediately started to cry.