I belong to a few art discussion sites and there has been a lot of conversation about how the artist's environment during their childhood affected the attitudes toward their art as adults. What I found intriguing was that many of the artists I have talked to have been discouraged by art teachers and that most of them hated their art classes. The classes did not stretch them in their craft but instead imposed rules that had not been previously there. They faced criticism for the first time and did not like it. Another interesting thing that came up was that teachers and parents did not foster real artistic talent in their children because they did not see the value of art in the child's future. The was most common among boys than girls. Our world is changing in that art is becoming more important. People with a Master in Fine Arts are being recruited an paid much more than people with a Master in Business Administration. Why is this so? Many factors explain this but to put it briefly, because of our exposure to so many different varieties of products on the market, the unique stands out. Many companies now see creativity as a great asset and value to product design and marketing. This week consider what mark your childhood left on your art and try to break down some of the negativity that has been holding you back.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Childhood Mar 02-09
I belong to a few art discussion sites and there has been a lot of conversation about how the artist's environment during their childhood affected the attitudes toward their art as adults. What I found intriguing was that many of the artists I have talked to have been discouraged by art teachers and that most of them hated their art classes. The classes did not stretch them in their craft but instead imposed rules that had not been previously there. They faced criticism for the first time and did not like it. Another interesting thing that came up was that teachers and parents did not foster real artistic talent in their children because they did not see the value of art in the child's future. The was most common among boys than girls. Our world is changing in that art is becoming more important. People with a Master in Fine Arts are being recruited an paid much more than people with a Master in Business Administration. Why is this so? Many factors explain this but to put it briefly, because of our exposure to so many different varieties of products on the market, the unique stands out. Many companies now see creativity as a great asset and value to product design and marketing. This week consider what mark your childhood left on your art and try to break down some of the negativity that has been holding you back.
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This is so true. I have said for years that our schools teach conformity never focusing on the individual's gifting. I think we see a prime example of what you described in the movie "Dead Poets Society". Here is a story about a teacher who wants to draw out of the boys what is within and also about a boy whose father sees NO value in the arts. As a society as a whole artistic people have been flavored as flakes with non-stable lives sponging off whom ever will fund their ability to have freedom of time to be engulfed in their art while sacrificing their integrity. Art has not been viewed as in the movie I refered to above as a gift that can be profitable and able to support a family. I think we have lost so many artists, writers, composers, and musicians because we do not value the gift and talent and we break their spirit with the pressure to comform the present view of the society in which we live.
There is hope that we can make a difference in are lives and the lives of those we know that have gifts and talent. We can encourage them. We can find ways to assist them in the development of their art. The avenues of being an active part of changing the view in the scope of our world view is endless.
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