Yeah, I'm still working on that thing. I think it was around 21 pages when I went to bed last night.
>> That definitely sounds abusive to me. Not everyone is going to be a master artist or crafter or writer, but they should still be able to indulge their creativity however they choose.<<
Exactly. There's a range:
* Professional artists who do nothing else. This is the least common.
* Professional artists who also have another job, whether in the art world or something unrelated. This is very common.
* Dedicated amateurs who may sell their work occasionally but more often barter, give it away, or keep it. Also common.
* Hobbyists who do art for fun or therapy rather than production, and practical artists who focus mainly on an affordable way to make their space look nicer. This is probably the most common.
There are many reasons to make art. Money is only one of them. Many people enjoy making art; professionals are the minority. Art is an essential part of what makes us human and part of a balanced life. So taking it away from people, or hurting them because they aren't what you want, is abusive.
I feel that creativity is a human right. Everyone should have one or more creative things that they love to do. And I favor the anthropological definition of art: any decorative feature on an object that is not required for its purpose (e.g. stripes on a rug), and any object whose purpose is aesthetic rather than practical (e.g. statues). We decorate things because we like to look at them that way. We make things just for the hell of it. So it doesn't matter if your art is oil paint, charcoal, quilting, crochet, ceramics, graffiti, beading -- it's all good.
It also doesn't matter if you sell it, trade it, give it to a friend, or just hang it on the wall because you like it. If you can make or decorate things yourself, you can save a ton of money. Buying art isn't cheap. You can also make practical things look nicer -- one of my favorites is making acoustic panels by filling a frame with eggcrate foam, then decorating the front with children's handprints. I'm also a fan of abstract masking tape art, which is ideal for creating a room palette to guide decorating purchases. And so on. Find something you love and do it.
"If you hear a voice in side you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint! and that voice will be silenced."
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Date: 2024-06-17 03:07 am (UTC)Yeah, I'm still working on that thing. I think it was around 21 pages when I went to bed last night.
>> That definitely sounds abusive to me. Not everyone is going to be a master artist or crafter or writer, but they should still be able to indulge their creativity however they choose.<<
Exactly. There's a range:
* Professional artists who do nothing else. This is the least common.
* Professional artists who also have another job, whether in the art world or something unrelated. This is very common.
* Dedicated amateurs who may sell their work occasionally but more often barter, give it away, or keep it. Also common.
* Hobbyists who do art for fun or therapy rather than production, and practical artists who focus mainly on an affordable way to make their space look nicer. This is probably the most common.
There are many reasons to make art. Money is only one of them. Many people enjoy making art; professionals are the minority. Art is an essential part of what makes us human and part of a balanced life. So taking it away from people, or hurting them because they aren't what you want, is abusive.
https://www.hottakes.space/p/21-reasons-you-should-make-art
https://kelliedayart.com/your-art-is-important/
https://www.theartist.me/art/what-are-the-functions-of-art/
I feel that creativity is a human right. Everyone should have one or more creative things that they love to do. And I favor the anthropological definition of art: any decorative feature on an object that is not required for its purpose (e.g. stripes on a rug), and any object whose purpose is aesthetic rather than practical (e.g. statues). We decorate things because we like to look at them that way. We make things just for the hell of it. So it doesn't matter if your art is oil paint, charcoal, quilting, crochet, ceramics, graffiti, beading -- it's all good.
It also doesn't matter if you sell it, trade it, give it to a friend, or just hang it on the wall because you like it. If you can make or decorate things yourself, you can save a ton of money. Buying art isn't cheap. You can also make practical things look nicer -- one of my favorites is making acoustic panels by filling a frame with eggcrate foam, then decorating the front with children's handprints. I'm also a fan of abstract masking tape art, which is ideal for creating a room palette to guide decorating purchases. And so on. Find something you love and do it.
"If you hear a voice in side you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint! and that voice will be silenced."