Academic Journal Entries
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THE ACADEMICS OF ART and the AMATEUR PERSPECTIVE
by kathleenHi, Inspired by recent events I wanted to throw this out there for opinion. You know the saying, “everyone’s a comedian”? Well som…
Hi, Inspired by recent events I wanted to throw this out there for opinion. You know the saying, “everyone’s a comedian”? Well some may say that about artists, “everyone’s an artist”... but are they really?... Art is art and I am sick of debating what art actually is cause we all know it’s what you make it … What I would like to debate today is: Just cause you can make it, is it worthy of displaying it?... Is there a place for critical analysis of the self here on RedBubble? You may think it’s cool, they may think it’s cool but what does the ACADEMIC ARTIST have to say… Do you believe that ART should be taught and if so why then do so many amateurs get very protective and poignant when they are alerted to certain perspectives and vice versa… What is a professional artist? ... What is an amateur artist? BY THE WAY THAT INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHERS… I mean, just cause Andy Warhole did a gozillion paintings, did he choose to sell them all??? Or only the ‘good’ ones? Was what was ‘good’ change according to the perception and acclaim received after finding fame with early works? Please consider these blogs when responding… GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY and Why Artists Hate Photographers 101 Hypocrites and Casualties Thnx for listening…
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AMATEURS AND ACADEMICS PART 2 (personal notations)
by kathleen_DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT AIMED AT ANY ONE SPECIFIC SOUL OR ABOUT THE REDBUBBLE PHENOMENON IT’S MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON THE TOPIC (Before …
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT AIMED AT ANY ONE SPECIFIC SOUL OR ABOUT THE REDBUBBLE PHENOMENON IT’S MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON THE TOPIC (Before anyone gets upset)... *What is Quality Assurance??? * Should all art (regardless of marketable quality) be considered a product for sale… The internet did it to music where we have too much choice, not enough controls (over lots of things), and too much inferior product because it hasn’t been tested. If art is to sell in this environment should the market be considered at all? Traditionally there were (and are) gallery curators (or record companies) that filtered the ‘product’ and marketed it because they know what sells, who buyers are and what they are willing to pay… It’s something that is not limited to art. In a capitalist commercial world, simply (without saying anything to anyone specific on redbubble, I don’t want to upset anyone) but how do we sort the mediocre from the brilliance without similar controls to ensure a high quality market… and… give new learners a benchmark of quality to strive for… Maybe I know too much about organisation and business, I have worked in tv, events, commercial design, advertising, marketing, publications, sound, university multi media, state government, printing etc. etc. etc. These are all creative industries, Qld University of Technology have a course named, Creative Industries… but they don’t just let any old drawer, picture snapper etc. in because there is a technical pre-requisite of expectation… now anyone can make art… yes??? (I admit not everyone wants to study art at uni) but… How do the people who spent a good part of their life actually learning, integrating and creating the day to day work and products and events etc… protect their own integrity if every amateur expects to be critiqued in the same way??? Just another perspective… PS. How can trained artists help amateurs get better technically? There are techniques that can be enhanced and refined to progress skills, if they are pointed out are they being critical or constructive??? I have no tertiary qualifications in the arts, I studied Graphic Art and Advertising at a commercial college and learned from talented individuals around me. I make no claim to brilliance in the art world and have sold work contractually in creative fields and a few items on RedBubble (still haven’t reach my cash-in limit hee he, but oh well)
academic – information provided by wikipedia:
Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies or universities. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des beaux-arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, and the art that followed these two movements in the attempt to synthesize both of their styles, and which is best reflected by the paintings of William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Suzor-Coté, Thomas Couture, and Hans Makart. In this context it is often called "academism", "academicism", "L'art pompier", and "eclecticism", and sometimes linked with "historicism" and "syncretism". The art influenced by academies and universities in general is also called "academic art". In this context as new styles are embraced by academics, the new styles come to be considered academic, thus what was at one time a rebellion against academic art becomes academic art.RedBubble is a great place to find art, design, photos and writing from over 50,000 talented people.
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