Fact or Fiction: The greatest of artists must...

[pclstyle]

...possess prodigious technical competency as a prerequisite to their genius.


think michaelangelo, mozart, shakespeare; or more relevant to our generation- perlman, hendrix, coen brothers, lynch

- heh, i feel guilty putting the contemporaries in the same sentence as their predecessors, when the difference in ability/genius is so apparent - but bear with me


i.e. 95% critics don't know what the fvck they're talking about. too many believe that they can know true inspiration without having potential, or worse- that they can minimalize another without possessing any sort of talent to call their own.


:: inspired by sitting through an idiot's tirade over the cafeteria table, about how tarantino makes scorsese and kubrick look like children.

 

[compnovice]

There is nothing as an art genius... it's all about marketing hype... That said I suck at any form of art...

 

[broon]

Technical competancy is not necessary in every case....Pablo Picasso.

 

[Vegitto]

'Art' doesn't require any skill but marketing skills.

 

[JS80]

throwing paint at the wall is not art.

lying on your back for four years drawing a magnificent masterpiece that stands the test of time is art.