I know this person who has no formal training in the arts, and makes great art. . . does that mean this person has mass quantities of talent laying around? And what about this other person I know who has a lot of formal training and still makes nice art. Do they have talent to, or have they just learned some skills and applied them successfully?
which are trained, and which aren't?
Here is a line from “art and Fear”
ReplyDelete“Whatever you have is exactly what you need to produce your best work. There is probably no clearer waste of psychic energy than worrying about how much talent you have”
why are you worrying about this...it's a good debate....one that is valid...but as long as you are making YOUR art....you feel it...you are passionate about it...I feel the rest will work itself out. Its a BIG world out there... there is room for all of us.
ReplyDelete"The individuality of my pots is part of my interest in the bigotry of beauty.
ReplyDeleteAdmiration for physical objects is a response conditioned by culture,
taste, and education."- Kirk Mangus