nroberton:

imnotmyown:

i’m sick and tired of teachers stressing rules and principles to advanced art students. we know what art is, duh. real artists do what they see in their minds, not what looks “professional” or “sophisticated”. famous artists didn’t follow the rules; they bent the rules, then people created rules based off of them. that’s the kind of artist i want to be. who needs rules when there is talent!!!

i’m starting the young artist’s rebellion. JOIN ME!

I don’t know about “rules” in art. Often there is some elitist idea of “art” that is beyond the grasp of common people - which amounts to little more than an inside joke between people in the know. I think of art as any creative expression that portrays an emotional experience of the artist’s. I do value principles for guiding us in doing so, and I’m grateful that others before us have spent their lives figuring this stuff out. I am perhaps too old to join your rebellion ;P

My two cents on this subject:

One of my favorite art instructors was fond of saying, “You have to learn the rules of art, because only then can you break those rules.”  By “rules,”  he meant that it wasn’t so much trying to force a certain mindset onto people, but rather trying to figure out WHY you’re doing what you’re doing.  (I know; I was young and immature once myself. :p)  Talent can only get you so far if you don’t know what you’re doing.  I can draw a pretty flower, but why am I drawing a pretty flower?  That’s where these “rules” come in.

Also, file me under “too old” for this rebellion, as well.  :)