Art is an alluring societal relief from the exhaust of normalcy. But what is it really? As defined by Merriam-Webster, art is “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects.”
A specification or limitation on who can utilize skill and creative imagination does not exist in this definition. Nor does this definition outline any restriction on what is considered an aesthetic object.
So why is it so ordinary to hear people say that they aren’t an artist? And why do so many people make the presumptive decision that they have no artistic ability?
Creative Something suggests that an ingrained fear of failing may be to blame. In a society that can often feel forebodingly clinical and final, the possibility of making “mistakes” or not making art “the right way” may provide too many anxieties for people to even try.
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