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Originally posted by bonsaial1
Does the viewer have to be educated in art to view bonsai properly?
Does a person with an art degree become an artist automaticly?
Does having an art degree make you a better artist than someone that doesn't have an art background?
I feel that the promotion of bonsai on an artfull level must progress to a stage of higher learning. There must be someone that can put this down in words for all to understand? It can't be that complicated!
Andy what is Missing?
Best regards, Bonsai-al [/B]
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To your three bold questions (pun intended), I answer NO, NO, and NO!
Great art, the art that is conserved and loved throughout multiple eras and ages of civilization, is art that speaks clearly to the sensibilities of everyday laypeople, that addresses the emotional and cultural realities of all people at all times. A real art education involves simply looking at as many of these immortal works as possible in the context in which they were created, in order to understand the artist. It has no bearing on the works themselves, nor does it in and of itself impart an ability to create great art.