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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
I doubt that a Van Gogh or a Cezanne could be taught anyway. In many ways they broke the mould (mold?) and wouldn't have conformed. Art as an academic subject is not the same as art itself. In the same way my daughter learns a lot about music theory but Segovia she ain't.
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There are very few artists making a living today, who haven't gone through the higher art education system in this country.
They act in the same way as the salons of Paris did in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, a place to further your learning and develop ideas amongst your contemporaries.
I do however half agree. Anyone can be taught how to draw, and the basic rules of painting, but true artistry can't be learnt.