29 Jan 2019

firecat: damiel from wings of desire tasting blood on his fingers. text "i has a flavor!" (Default)
I'm posting this because I'm a supporter of the notion of doing what you enjoy even if you're not talented at it and don't have a goal of becoming objectively "good" at it. And I agree that people's art (and other activities) getting graded and ranked from kindergarten on is part of what makes people back away from activities they aren't talented at.

I'm less thrilled by the part of the article that says the reason you should do this is because studies show it's psychologically beneficial or leads to personal growth or Albert Einstein used it to solve problems or being "passive consumers" is morally bankrupt. That's substituting one expert-provided viewpoint for another.

"You Don't Have to Be Good at Art to Benefit from an Artistic Hobby" by Casey Lesser at Artsy

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