tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post6446240880370929277..comments2023-08-29T08:48:55.919-04:00Comments on Carol Diehl's Art Vent: Artists Without MortarboardsCarol Diehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-86134380441145652812009-09-22T09:57:35.237-04:002009-09-22T09:57:35.237-04:00I’m fine with academic qualifications, but obvious...I’m fine with academic qualifications, but obviously they’re no guarantee of success in the art world. A lot of people like to imagine that being an artist is a respectable profession like medicine or law, and when suitably qualified, one ought to be able to just hang up a shingle and open for business.<br /><br /> It just doesn’t work like that. <br /><br />Even in science, being a diligent student doesn’t guarantee a successful researcher. Sadly, yet gladly – you just never know! There are all sorts of unexpected, unrecognised breaks that can help or hinder, all sorts of personality traits that can hold you back or propel you forward. There are networks, elites, cartels and conspiracies. There are no end of excuses for giving up or going mad. But there are also accidents, charities, favours and surprises. Nothing can qualify you for all of it, anymore than you can train to be a perfect person. <br /><br />It can’t hurt to be on at least a nodding acquaintance with art history and standard technique – but these are just starting points, what you do with them is up to you.CAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861096695503969576noreply@blogger.com