“The prospect of technology-as-magic tempts us to give up on skill.
For an artist this is death. For it means giving up on the difficult good of the habit of art.”
I thought this was extremely well said and cutting to the core. Getting trusted feedback is vital to your art; it is hard to step back and really critique yourself. I do not have a group anymore, but in the past I have found the criticism and advice from other artists invaluable. Thanks for the thought provoking article.
“Technology-as-magic” -- love this phrase. It explains the dilemma of those who would hastily comment within social media sites regardless of their skill in prose and punctuation. I am indeed happy to have re-discovered this author on Substack. However, it is getting harder to find skill and worth in the social media universe. Harder still to justify the time spent when I could be an apprentice somewhere...
“The prospect of technology-as-magic tempts us to give up on skill.
For an artist this is death. For it means giving up on the difficult good of the habit of art.”
I thought this was extremely well said and cutting to the core. Getting trusted feedback is vital to your art; it is hard to step back and really critique yourself. I do not have a group anymore, but in the past I have found the criticism and advice from other artists invaluable. Thanks for the thought provoking article.
“Technology-as-magic” -- love this phrase. It explains the dilemma of those who would hastily comment within social media sites regardless of their skill in prose and punctuation. I am indeed happy to have re-discovered this author on Substack. However, it is getting harder to find skill and worth in the social media universe. Harder still to justify the time spent when I could be an apprentice somewhere...