>>4402881I literally know one MFA grad who is normal as an artist and person
he had 4 solo shows in one year and 4 group shows, Asia, UK, NA, Scandinavia the guy literally showed around the world
he doesn't beat his head against a wall worrying about the academic bullshit critiques all the other MFA grads I know do...he doesn't fuck himself with conceptual art, he doesn't artspeak, he paints what he feels and what he wants and what he sees
the rest of them have their heads so far in their asses or the sand trying to make obscure conceptual paintings that they're ignoring the fact van gogh used to simply paint what he saw each day and let the art filter through him, he simply painted everyday, he painted what god gave him to paint, he didn't fuck around with no bullshit
stop the academic shit, take what you need from it when it comes to technique then get as far away as possible
think of art the same as music
jimmy hendrix doesn't have a MFG a masters of fine guitar....taylor swift, bieber, cher, madonna, thomas bangalter, adele, elton john
none of them went to school to be taught how to be THAT good at music
art is literally no different despite what the academic art world will try to tell you, it's either in your bones or not and the only way to get better is to do it
on that note, freddy mercury sounds like freddy mercury, your style is your style, just do what you want to do and you're going to be you, your "voice" will always sound like you so embrace and accept that
practice and get better for sure, but don't get stuck being afraid of not being good enough or as good as you want, nobody has to know you don't like your own work, just get it done, let others figure out if it's any good, like warhol said
