In high school, a professor from the Art Institute came to my painting class to talk to us about college. She started off her talk by asking “So, how many of you don’t get good grades?” She went on to talk about people who are artistic think differently than most people and as a result do not do well in school. This personally makes me angry. This woman is not the only person who thinks this about the stereotype. Artists even stereotype themselves claiming that they are not as smart as others. I think it is dumb to cut yourself short and assume that just because you’re talented at one thing, you cannot be good at other things as well.
I feel that this is a copout. Artistic people have grown to accept this stereotype because it gives them an excuse to slack off in areas of school that they are not interested in. I think that you need to be intelligent to be a good artist. You need to know what appeals to people and how to apply it to your art. Not anyone can do this easily. I am not sure where or when this stereotype came about, but I think it’s time for people to stop accepting it and start showing people what they know.
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