[pbradley]

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.

I think we're very like-minded on this.