Every time we have a "poetry unit" in school, the shit is indeed quite cash because its so damn easy. Now I may have a knack for it but it seems that it takes no effort to write good poetry.
1) As long as you put some allusions and implications you're set. Just sit back and watch as people look too deep into it and find things you didn't intend.
2) Humorous poetry is harder, since making someone laugh takes more work than making someone go "hmm". I enjoy writing funny/story poetry.
With all forms of art, the name seems to be more important than the work. A painting done by a famous french guy would be loved more than a painting done by a corporate guy in a suit who acts business like. This isn't relevant in a school setting, but it helps to understand what it takes to not make good art, but to make your art liked.
I've done a project for science fair that involved a painting being showcased at different schools by different kids, nobody would know about it and they'd think the painting belonged to whichever kid was 'claiming' it. One kid was a handsome senior who claimed to be a well known poet, another kid was a skater who didn't really care about art theory and thought it was hooey, and the third was an elitist hipster guy who took art too seriously. We asked students from the 3 schools to write what they thought about the work of art. The kids who saw the senior liked it the most, and the kids who saw the skater were divided on love or hate, not much middle ground. And the elitist had mostly negative views. PM me if you want more info on that, it was a pretty cool project and it opened some eyes.
Anyways on topic, the business of art seems to be the most dangerous thing to invest in. The most important skill is marketing and your image, then your artistic skill (if any) follows. I find it funny how back in the day, nobody could draw, so people like Leonardo were the gods of art. Nowadays his level of skill is reached by tons of people, so "good art" is not about technical skill anymore.
In art class, all we learned about was putting our emotions onto paper and expressing ourselves and what old artists did a long time ago. Fuck I just want to learn how to draw faces and realistic animal and how to shade with a pencil. Turns out that's advanced art, so I feel like I wasted a whole term.
BUT ANYWAYS onto abstract art. I personally think it does not take skill to make abstract art. I'm not saying its ugly or not art, I'm just saying its easy. Oh well abstract art is supposed to mean something to the viewer All art is! A painting of a guy could be boring to you, but look at surreal art. Its like abstract art but with actual skill involved. Some of it is mind bending to be honest.
I would rather awe at something that took hours and required mastery of tools than to praise someone for something I could have done.
I am not an artist but if I could make money by drawing a few simple shapes and lines I definitely would. But I don't know if I could sacrifice my ideals and views about good art.
edit: by abstract art I mean more Modern Art in general. Can't be arsed to go edit every mention of it.
1) As long as you put some allusions and implications you're set. Just sit back and watch as people look too deep into it and find things you didn't intend.
2) Humorous poetry is harder, since making someone laugh takes more work than making someone go "hmm". I enjoy writing funny/story poetry.
With all forms of art, the name seems to be more important than the work. A painting done by a famous french guy would be loved more than a painting done by a corporate guy in a suit who acts business like. This isn't relevant in a school setting, but it helps to understand what it takes to not make good art, but to make your art liked.
I've done a project for science fair that involved a painting being showcased at different schools by different kids, nobody would know about it and they'd think the painting belonged to whichever kid was 'claiming' it. One kid was a handsome senior who claimed to be a well known poet, another kid was a skater who didn't really care about art theory and thought it was hooey, and the third was an elitist hipster guy who took art too seriously. We asked students from the 3 schools to write what they thought about the work of art. The kids who saw the senior liked it the most, and the kids who saw the skater were divided on love or hate, not much middle ground. And the elitist had mostly negative views. PM me if you want more info on that, it was a pretty cool project and it opened some eyes.
Anyways on topic, the business of art seems to be the most dangerous thing to invest in. The most important skill is marketing and your image, then your artistic skill (if any) follows. I find it funny how back in the day, nobody could draw, so people like Leonardo were the gods of art. Nowadays his level of skill is reached by tons of people, so "good art" is not about technical skill anymore.
In art class, all we learned about was putting our emotions onto paper and expressing ourselves and what old artists did a long time ago. Fuck I just want to learn how to draw faces and realistic animal and how to shade with a pencil. Turns out that's advanced art, so I feel like I wasted a whole term.
BUT ANYWAYS onto abstract art. I personally think it does not take skill to make abstract art. I'm not saying its ugly or not art, I'm just saying its easy. Oh well abstract art is supposed to mean something to the viewer All art is! A painting of a guy could be boring to you, but look at surreal art. Its like abstract art but with actual skill involved. Some of it is mind bending to be honest.
I would rather awe at something that took hours and required mastery of tools than to praise someone for something I could have done.
I am not an artist but if I could make money by drawing a few simple shapes and lines I definitely would. But I don't know if I could sacrifice my ideals and views about good art.
edit: by abstract art I mean more Modern Art in general. Can't be arsed to go edit every mention of it.
