I've been thinking a lot about if there is high art and low art. I really feel like its so subjective who can say if one artist's piece of work is better than someone elses? If I have a totally different style than someone I am obviously going to have different tastes in art. Maybe some artists have more "technique" but that doesn't necessarily mean I will enjoy it more.
I am taking a ceramics class this semester. I am a complete amateur. I don't really know what I'm doing but I just wing it, and my teacher suggested me majoring in this. So its like, even amateurs have to start somewhere. Right?
People who post their work on blogs or facebook are amateurs but what's wrong with that? I might be really inspired by some random artists work and I wouldn't see it unless they posted it somewhere.
So, in my amateur opinion, I think that the idea of high art and low art is silly. It's whatever you make of it. The other day I totally wrecked a piece I made in class and I hated it, but my teacher came over and loved it and convinced me not to throw it away. It was high art to her and low art to me.
Basically what I'm saying is that amateurs can make high art to someone and experts can make low art to someone.
if the teacher says you should major in it, he's saying you should become an expert, not stay a talented amateur. right?
ReplyDeletei do believe there is such a thing as bad art. bad art is art that's clumsy or ignorant or unoriginal. high art aspires to more than that. shouldn't we?
Yes, definitely. But should we critique amateurs for posting their "bad" work online before they've developed into experts?
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