rant

I've always believed that art is something that cannot be taught, that it is something every person can individually interpret in their own way, that's why it is the most fascinating thing in the world. So to see people forcing the opinion that you have to have a degree in order to be a proclaimed artist, it's started to get aggravating. No person can be taught to be creative or be taught how to see things in a particular way, your sight is a sense that is completely personal to you, nobody else can see what you see. Of course you can be influenced and taught technique, but saying you have to have a degree in order to be an artist, or have a job in any type of artistic industry is a joke. Everyone is artistic, some more so than others, but it is a natural ability that some people choose to enjoy and make a living from, not a job, not a piece of paper.