02-25-2014, 02:59 AM
I see the whole disagreement between artists about talent goes simply to what do you think TALENT means.
I always thought Talent mean God-given ability that only chosen-ones gets. That's what mediocre person thinks. That's what thinks my aunty when she's commenting my painting "oh you're so talented" she is thinking "I do not believe I can create anything like this ever". And in this definition Talent is complete bullsh*
If you mean talent by somebody who have better start... well just move yourself to the same spot in time when both of you are starting (forget about the age) and after same amount of time practicing you are "same talented". Maybe different in way of the subjects you paint. You're painting better in perspective, other person paints better organics. But both of you will impress mediocre person.
so even in this definition talent doesn't really exist simple because there is no unified definition of talented artist. How can you compere art of Leyendecker and Bouguereau? Is one of them more talented than other? Or them to Syd Mead? When do talent starts? Only in group of unequal people when you are compering each other to another. Take "talented" person from one group and move it to more advanced one and "talent" is no more present. Am I getting this right?
I always thought Talent mean God-given ability that only chosen-ones gets. That's what mediocre person thinks. That's what thinks my aunty when she's commenting my painting "oh you're so talented" she is thinking "I do not believe I can create anything like this ever". And in this definition Talent is complete bullsh*
If you mean talent by somebody who have better start... well just move yourself to the same spot in time when both of you are starting (forget about the age) and after same amount of time practicing you are "same talented". Maybe different in way of the subjects you paint. You're painting better in perspective, other person paints better organics. But both of you will impress mediocre person.
so even in this definition talent doesn't really exist simple because there is no unified definition of talented artist. How can you compere art of Leyendecker and Bouguereau? Is one of them more talented than other? Or them to Syd Mead? When do talent starts? Only in group of unequal people when you are compering each other to another. Take "talented" person from one group and move it to more advanced one and "talent" is no more present. Am I getting this right?