prodigy, 2

[egypturnash]

Lots of interesting thoughts on yesterday's entry about the seeming lack of visual arts prodigies.

Here's a thought I had regarding the lack, after going through more replies than I thought there were (LJ's being slow on the notification mails): To be a good artist, first you must learn to see like an adult; then you must learn to see like a child again.

And these things have to happen in sequence; by their nature, they can't overlap. And they take time.

Comments

[kamenkyote.livejournal.com]

You could have a very good point here. I can't help but wonder if all that media cap isn't just another test, another way to weed out those that aren't as serioues about their inner vision, art and the creative spirit. Funny, I was SUCH a tv kid when I was little and now I can barely stand it except for how-to shows, and old sit-com reruns I know by heart.