The Best Advice for American Art Students:
Get the hell out of art school, as fast as you can.
Art Majors making art is like Poli Sci Majors
getting elected. Find something you love that
can influence your art- thats why I am going to
school for psychology/comparative religion
with a minor in multimedia/literature.
The problem with art school is you still end
up limited to design jobs and unemployment.
Or you teach, which I've heard is the biggest
myth since- poli sci majors getting elected?
I can assure you that I am happier at in my
pretentious east coast university than I would
have been at my pretentious east coast arts
college; I have friends who have spent time
at both and have discovered that both
economically and as a matter of personal
growth, my friends who (still into art) went
into other routes are much much happier.
In other countries it seems more likely that
one makes a living from art school degrees;
where in the USA the NEA budget was gutted
in the 80's and even 8 years of "liberal" rule
has not seen it returned.
Also, its absurd to think that your art can be
made better by some institutionalized
curriculum. My favorite example is this sound
artist working as a teacher who refuses to let
students use percussion- no matter what they
want to do, simply because she makes ambient
music herself. Who needs that? You can find your
own way in art.
Unless, of course, you are a painter, in which
case, go to art school, because you're already
fucked.
Devon Paulson wrote:
> I am going to be going to California Instatute of the Arts, affectionatly
> refered to as CalArts, this fall, so I will have nothing but time to do art.
> In fact, I am sure I'll be sick of it.
> I start in about three weeks and am getting more and more nervous. I think
> it's the money issue more than the work, I mean, I do art every day anyway.
> Did anybody go to CalArts?
> I'd like some inside info.
>
> disco
>
> >From: "meryl"
>
> >
> >Artists are very nearly worthless to most Americans (or so it seems to me).
> >If we don't take time for ourselves when we can, no one will make a gift of
> >it. Alas. I don't mean to sound unduly bitter (yes, she does! oh, what a
> >lie!), but I've been slogging through grant applications all morning.
> >(Ready
> >for the ritual burning right about now, you betcha!)
> >
>
> >Kiss-Kiss
> >Badgergirl
> > >
>
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