Is it even worth learning art anymore?

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Why being a creative sucks right now
01:32 - Why I still believe art is more worthwhile than ever
01:43 - Art is therapeutic
03:06 - Learning art builds character
06:38 - Making art is a devotional practice
09:15 - The selfish joy of painting for yourself
10:51- Art as a love language
12:07 - My future predictions for creatives

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[dogberry]

I just started learning how to draw at 51... actually that's not true. I've finally committed to not giving up on drawing at 51. I decided that this time around it doesn't matter if I ever "learn how to draw". It doesn't matter if I ever get good or that I ever get something good enough to sell or even to hang on the wall. I'm drawing because I want to draw. Usually I hate the finished product, but that doesn't matter. I haven't committed to making a good end product; I've committed to making marks on paper every single day. I've committed to actually looking at something every single day, without judgment, and trying to understand it shape, texture, value and form, and trying to understand how I can express that in lines. It's totally been worth it.

[dreampopart]

‘’In a future where most of what we see is cheap manufactured junk … where quality art is in high demand but low supply … the artists who kept at it, kept building their ability to make quality art, are going to be highly valued and sought after.’’

This is what I’ve been feeling too! Thank you for these encouraging, insightful, and calming videos ❤

[primaprimavera]

I am not an artist, not even close. I am a business person. But algorithms suggested this video. And to be honest, I am enjoying watching it. It has soothing and calming effect…

[Amanita._.Verosa._.]

Learning art is about learning the self.

I started with the clearest intentions of painting realism. And now, 8 years later, I have little interest in it. I find myself drawn to the swift, powerful dry brush with india ink pieces. I never would've known I fancy that. It's helped me realize that I do actually enjoy spontaneity as well as working a piece over time.

We come to art to human.

[scathach]

I agree with everything you say in this video. As an artist myself, I will continue to hone my craft, learn new skillls, and keep creating in joy, in service to a more beautiful world, and in defiance of life-denying and soul-less AI generated content. It is not even art. There is a BIG difference between ART and content.

[matthewwilliams]

Art will never die, even if you’re making it just for yourself 😊

[amajjikakumara]

I love the perspective of "an act of silent defiance" - being true to oneself always is. ♥

[monaydal]

Couldn't agree more. And if you think about this, we're already been through this shift once with the industrial revolution. A lot of clothes, ceramics, furniture etc have been made by machines for ages now, but we still value hand crafted items the most. It will be the same for art :)

[MarginallyAna]

"Who the 🐓 wants to read that??" Was perfect ahahaha! Yes, exactly! Thank you for putting this into words. It's a wonderful video that I'm sure I'll come back to when the anxiety over AI starts to creep up again.

[superelectic]

AI art doesn't have a story. Art produced by humans has provenance and depth. Practising art is good for both mind and soul and one of the most worthwhile pursuits your can undertake

[rainermichaelcom]

i earn a living with my creative skills for over 35 years now. first as a indie game dev until the game biz totally changed. then with an award winning flash web agency - until flash tech went offline. now as an illustrator and animator - but more and more jobs are „co-designed“ by clients with ai generated assets. these people have never developed an eye for good proportions, colors or compositions. and now everyone that can type a prompt calls itself a creative. i am really thinking about turning my back against the art business and opening a coffeeshop… i am so tired…

[cosmicfxx]

Many used art to pay bills ... that's the issue! No income, homeless, mass unemployment! Corps must be held accountable. People need to stand up and shout out.

[ivoc.tacchiato]

Salute from a fellow artist (digital sculptor). Long live human art! ✊

[sandisslantoneverything]

I am learning to draw as a retired grandma to make animations for my grandchildren. I think selling it would steal the love of it from it. I work in digital, but I agree that it helps my autistic, and ADHD brain to calm down. Your voice is very relaxing, by the way. Thank you for your videos.

[merviart]

Yes! By the way, I have also started to call making art rebellious (and a form of resistance) lately. There’s something untamed about making art these days, when you are supposed to be productive and making money for the rich. ❤

[elisabethseeger]

Creativity is part of the human spirit. It is not a commodity.Draw and paint what you love and share it with the world. Breathe in the pleasure of it and if you have to also work, so be it. I have found that if i love my subject and the process others often will like it too.

[francineh.]

Your insect art is beautiful and I loved how you framed them! Artists, authors, musicians...all creatives just need to keep creating because the soul will always resonate with human made art. I've decided I'm not going to stress about it and just do what makes me feel creatively fulfilled.

[andreatorraca]

Best therapy for sure, always learning…..”Calm” key to relaxing and letting the creative flow…

[jasminlatifa]

Omg I was literally thinking the same lately, wondering to myself, saying: you know what Ai will NEVER replace the process, and the best thing about art is just that, the journey to the finished piece❤

[timeenoughatlast]

Humanity needs art and artists because art is an attempt to grapple with what it means to be human--what it means to be the human that you are. Which is both enough like the human that I am that we can communicate about our shared experiences, and unique enough that you can teach me something about the vast sweep of humanity. So, I'm right there with you. "AI" doesn't create art--AI renders pictures or pulls word choices out of a matrix. Art doesn't mean anything to an "AI" because it doesn't need to reach out and seek understanding or resonance with another like-minded creature. That's my 2 cents, anyway.

By the way, I love beetles and spiders! Spider feet are so cool. If you run a search for macro photos of spider feet, they have these adorable little fuzzy feet that look like cat paws.