we are all artists.
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- cherub0
If we were to talk about design, and what qualifies one to be a designer, I think we could agree on some list of qualities that are necessary to be called a designer.
But as soon as we involve the word art, it's like there is some mystical veil that cannot be penetrated. Like we don't know or can't know what a good artist is, in the same way we know what a good designer is.
- I think the reason for that is that art is a lot more subjective than design. Design is problem solving. Art is whatever the fuck you want it to be.set
- We can quantify and measure a problems being solved well or not. Art on the other hand has no purpose other than to be enjoyed, and enjoyment is subjective.set
- Maaku0
"I guess he means we are all potentially artists"
More like we can all express ourselves creatively whether we have a degree on it or not :)
- Maaku0
Balance, hierarchy, contrast, anomaly, etc... can be taught. But we also feel. So yes, in a way we can all be designers and/or artists.
I can also read a cookbook and make a nice dinner, but that doesn't make me a chef.- I don't really follow your point. If you take pride, passion, enjoyment and expression from cooking food, then that's art, whether you're a pro chef or not..set
- Nairn0
This is not relevant to the point or intent of this thread, but if there's one thing I've learnt over the years, it's that the vast majority of people who choose to describe themselves as 'artists' are invariably anything but.