Hijacking this post to be an art nerd for a second:
Pottery is one of the things that humans create that stands the test of time well, but we famously also have cave paintings. When closer to the mouth of a cave, these artworks didnāt hold up to winds and sunlight, but the paintings found deeper in the cave.
We can see that the āpotteryā made of mud, dirt, gravel, etc. that children make at recess can last for long periods of time, but their chalk art either gets washed off or fades over the school year.
Weāre joking that our kids are cavemen, but theyāre both forms of Homo sapiens!!
Adults tend to reject their other base instincts as they pursue professions on one specific thing they enjoy as ācombattingā instincts is seen as āmaturingā, but children donāt do this. They do act instinctually while theyāre still growing, and we can see what humans want to do when they arenāt thinking too hard. Kids LOVE art. When I worked as a camp counselor, you could find any kid drawing, folding origami, making a construction paper collage, even reading, in a classroom when given free time. They love drawing on walls and playing with clay. When I was working with kids, it didnāt matter if they enjoyed playing sports or learning trivia MORE, there was always a want to do art.
Thatās why itās so heartbreaking that adults are truly out there trying to fulfill their art instinct with a computer and thinking it fills that need. They keep returning to the plagiarism machine to make more bastardized images because that creative urge wasnāt actually filled. People need to make art however theyāre able! It doesnāt matter if you donāt make a technical masterpiece, be it because youāre a beginner or youāre handicapped in one way or another, you need to make art however YOU can make art. When Henri Matisse became incapable of painting anymore, he switched to cutting out pieces of paper and became even more famous for his works during the Abstract Expressionism movement.
Children arenāt the only ones allowed to be shameless. Though shame is pretty good sometimes, it depends.
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