02-26-2014, 07:59 PM
While i agree with you to a certain extent Madzia,l would argue, probably a better indicator is to check the folios of students just graduating from a school. Being a good teacher often has less to do with skill, and more with knowing how to teach. Obviously both are desireable, but don't often go hand in hand. Hell, look at me, i have a 44 rep over the last year and a bit, from just providing the same basic fundamentals feedback to crit seekers. Does that mean i have had to work as a pro in the indusrty for decades to help? No. I just know how to help those perhaps earlier on in their development and more importantly how to explain things simply. That is teaching. Obviously the more you know the better, but without the key aspect of communicating ideas efficiently, skill and experience counts for little.
The whole, "art school is bad" meme stems from disgruntled professional artists moaning about their experience.....so If that is good enough to persuade the entire internet that one approach is better, surely a database of indexed responses on thousands of artists experiences would be a fairer picture?
Once again, the issue isn't art school vs. Not art school. The issue is, finding the right way forward and if it will work for the person deciding. Blanket statements like "art schools are pyramid schemes" are not very helpful in my opinion. Also if the education system is flawed for artists...is the best way to improve the system for the future to ignore the issue or determine a system to hold those responsible to account in some way?. Lastly, I know a couple of guys who went to an average art program university in NZ and they are now senior concept artists at Weta, simply because the school had an affiliation program. It's not always so cut and dry, as a 100 word blog opinion may want you to believe. I'm not saying it's not a valid viewpoint, but it is one viewpoint only.
The whole, "art school is bad" meme stems from disgruntled professional artists moaning about their experience.....so If that is good enough to persuade the entire internet that one approach is better, surely a database of indexed responses on thousands of artists experiences would be a fairer picture?
Once again, the issue isn't art school vs. Not art school. The issue is, finding the right way forward and if it will work for the person deciding. Blanket statements like "art schools are pyramid schemes" are not very helpful in my opinion. Also if the education system is flawed for artists...is the best way to improve the system for the future to ignore the issue or determine a system to hold those responsible to account in some way?. Lastly, I know a couple of guys who went to an average art program university in NZ and they are now senior concept artists at Weta, simply because the school had an affiliation program. It's not always so cut and dry, as a 100 word blog opinion may want you to believe. I'm not saying it's not a valid viewpoint, but it is one viewpoint only.