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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
I don't think artists are taught. A creator of art can be an artist, but if you go to school for it, you're probably more than likely going to become a "craftsman". Why replicate and pay homage to necrophiliacized versions of shit people have been doing for 500 years? Remakes of remakes of sequels of remakes is the reason why art in general is a joke nowadays. Then again, there hasn't been much new to say, in general, for a long time. There's been some new ways to say it, but eh.
...Just... Whatever works, you know? Whatever a person feels comfortable doing. If they feel justified putting their expensive-ass (you know, cuz, school costs, like, money, and, um, stuff) "theory" to use, let them go for it. I've been called a "True artist" and "someone who doesn't know what the fuck they're doing" by an equal number of people, in the same way that "knowledgable" artists will be called "a real artist!" or "condescending idiots" in equal measure. Whatever a person wants to do with their time/money/art is their thing, so cool. Whatever. I don't personally feel like a school will teach me anything art-related, as art is just, uh, common sense to me.. but that's me.
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yeah, but studying the craft or technical skill has its place, i mean what would necrophagist be like if that guy and hadn't studied the guitar like an absolute bastard? Likewise Sun Ra studied music theory and technique extensively for years before he started performing his own stuff.
anyway, i don't agree with not being able to learn how to be an artist (or a better artist), there have been moments where somebody has said something and a light goes on in my head (for want of a better term), although these moments tend to be random and unpredictable, and likewise with technical practice, if you study the craft you will be better equipped to execute whatever ideas you have, whether you choose to use that skill or not is up to the individual, and generally speaking you will learn certain things more quickly in some environments than others (e.g. school vs home), although that works both ways.
there are things that can only be achieved through dogged technical practice, and it can lead to some pretty weird places, eg. after i had been studying drawing for sometime i would have sessions when i could see the air move, or at least that was what it looked like, my visual awareness seemed to reach a heightened level on good days, and this wouldn't have happened with out practicing drawing a lot, because practicing drawing is really learning how to look at things.
moments like those that are achieved through the craft/technical side can really feed into the imaginative side and allow your ideas to develop in ways you would never imagine without learning some technique concurrently.
sorry, i'm rambling, i should have gone to bed a couple of hours ago already.