Question: Do you learn anything at art school?
Being an expert now that I have attended two drawing classes, I am going to discuss. Since I, like you, reader, can just draw all by myself, that is not what you go to art school for. I don’t know what you go to art school for but I went to check out the drawing scene and learn some words and techniques and meet people who draw and see what they do. So I guess that is what you do at art school. On the other hand, it is super-expensive to sit there and draw something for three hours that you could just as well draw at home. So basically you pay for a few tips and things that you would definitely also find on the internet, but mostly for contact with people. That’s valuable. Also feedback on your art. That’s nice, especially when your instructor is nice. Maybe it’s not nice if your instructor is an asshole. I don’t know. Anyway, the whole thing is no different at all from law school or whatever else you attend. It’s not like you need someone to go over the law with you. You could learn everything at home, but it’s the discussion and crap that makes you into a lawyer. Does the discussion and crap make you into an artist? No, but it can make you very annoying and use a lot of art-speak; on the other hand, art-speak has a purpose; on the other hand, artists are annoying. I think I am getting off track here. I guess you can pay for it, and go, or else not pay for it, and if you do go it’s like your vacation on tripadvisor where some people think it’s a fairy-land and others think it’s a scorpion farm. Did this inform at all?