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In reply to the discussion: Another rich person moaning they can't make ends meet (Sheryl Crow) [View all]AnrothElf
(746 posts)I know I said, "OK, Boomer," but... It's a multi-generational phenomenon. Art history is replete with the ebb and tide of aesthetic, social, and political movements. Some talentless old-timers are always ready for another round of "get off my lawn". Used to be it was "The Academy", but at least the academy had *some* artistic sensibility, even if they disagreed with the vision of a younger generation.
These days it's even stupider... yokels being like, "I don't know art, but I know what I like."
Ugh... The response should be: "Nobody asked you! Nobody cares about your shitty opinion of the art and music that I love!"
Some are envious, I think, that they lack talent -- or that the world doesn't recognize their undiscovered genius. Who knows, but a certain sort of person loves to be like, "I could do that!" when they're looking at a Rothko...
"Yeah well, buddy, you didn't. You were too busy playing football (or whatever)."
Artists get it, though... because artists know how to get to Carnegie Hall... "Practice! Practice! Practice!" Because art is a lifelong endeavor. It's an identity, more than an occupation.
I know I'm coming off harsh on those criticizing Crow. Defensive, yes! Maybe because I've been dealing with the same shit my entire adult life, and I'm sick of it.
I stand with artists.