Arts Education

ocarinagirl · 06-30-2004, 11:05 PM

Are any of you guys taking art classes? Were they fun? Were you more into music, theatre, or making stuff like drawing and painting? Isn't it unfair that the government is cutting back on the arts?

I WAS a bandie freshman year and started to dive into theater. Sophomore year I quit band and went into vocal music. Junior year was my pottery phase and last year, I really took to drawing.

And yes, I still stuck with theatre for all four years. With the crappiest stage conditions known to man.

I think at least SOME art classes should be required. Gives you a chance to exercise the entire brain and use some creativity. At least take an Art Fundamentals class and get your feet wet. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

(Where's PZoH when we need her?)

[sage] · 07-01-2004, 12:03 AM

I just finished Art. We did some drawing, some painting, pottery, and an architecture project. Overall, it was an easy A, but i don't have much artistic talent and I didn't find it too fun.

Brandon2390 · 07-01-2004, 01:06 AM

I absolutely hated art this year when we had it. But then again I always hate art.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-01-2004, 09:02 AM

Art teachers spend too much time trying to make everyone use some specific technique. Really a hamper on creativity.

Juliet · 07-01-2004, 11:36 AM

I haven't taken a visual art class since middle school, but I love to draw, paint, and mess around with Paint Shop Pro on my own time. I'm a constant dooler in class, which has aroused more than one complaint in parent-teacher conferences, although I swear it helps me pay attention.

Music is my life. I've been studying voice with my current teacher for a little over five years, and I've sung in various choral ensembles since I was eight. I play the violin in my school's orchestra, and I'm kind of a self-taught pianist. What I love most is musical composition. I've never written a piece from start to finish, but I have an ever-growing collection of little "fragments."

I'm into theater, too. Aside from a few specific character types, I'm not a terrific actress, but I've gotten some principal roles over the years. I love musical theater as far as singing goes, but I'm an abysmal dancer.

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 07-01-2004, 11:41 AM

Theater and music. Particularly choral music, but I've also played the violin in my school orchestra. I've wanted to get a visual arts class in, but my schedule has always been too crowded.

El Barto · 07-01-2004, 01:26 PM

I took some visual arts stuff. It was actually commercial art- logo design, that sort of thing- so it less painting, drawing, etc. and more with fun things like Photoshop and airbrushing. I used to like hand drawing, but now it just seems tedious.

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 07-01-2004, 01:37 PM

People try to make drawing harder than it is. I just doodle.

ZeldaGirl · 07-02-2004, 07:06 PM

I love theatre and music. But art... not my cup of tea. The drawing and painting... I switched out of art for next year because I'm so bad at it... [img]redface.gif[/img]

So now I'm in theatre stagecraft. Which is still kinda artsy, but not actually drawing... at least, I hope.

But, I do draw one good-looking stick figure.

ocarinagirl · 07-02-2004, 10:20 PM

^Drawing's really just the art of seeing. Just think of stuff as lines and curves and not on actually naming what you're drawing, and it's easy. I've really taken to pastels, since I'm a color freak, but I don't like painting that much.

YAY TECHIE!!! *hug* God, I think I've done everything in theater. Both as an actor and a techie. I'm just that bitechual.

The art that I didn't really like was pottery. I was just never really that good at it. *shrug*

Parrakarry · 07-02-2004, 10:46 PM

I'm a singer, tried and true. I can also play a little bit of guitar, and I'm an ok artist, but I'm much more of a vocal person. I had a D average in General Art when I took it. So yeah...

But school sucks anyway, so it doesn't matter. And I don't mean that I don't want an education, I mean that the current school system (in my area at least) sucks ass. But whatever.

Juliet · 07-03-2004, 04:23 PM

^ What kind of singing do you do? My voice teacher has officially declared me a lyric coloratura, so I tend to focus in that area. Mozart and Gillbert and Sullivan all the way. I do a lot of operatic Broadway, too, but I can't belt worth crap.

nirvana_fan911 · 07-19-2004, 10:24 PM

me no like art...... my form af art is music...... i be lovin the music. yup

War-Prince 9 2.0 · 07-19-2004, 10:55 PM

^ You no needing music. Your are needing Speech class.

Juliet · 07-20-2004, 01:46 PM

Music is art, you know...

nirvana_fan911 · 07-20-2004, 03:30 PM

i no need speech class i am master debater. and i know music is art so i like art but not the art people think of when they think art.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-23-2004, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by War-Prince 9 2.0:
^ You no needing music. Your are needing Speech class.

We have a winner, everyone! [img]smile.gif[/img]

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

06-30-2004, 11:05 PM	#1
ocarinagirl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ehhh? What? Where am I?! Gender: Posts: 3,010 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Are any of you guys taking art classes? Were they fun? Were you more into music, theatre, or making stuff like drawing and painting? Isn't it unfair that the government is cutting back on the arts? I WAS a bandie freshman year and started to dive into theater. Sophomore year I quit band and went into vocal music. Junior year was my pottery phase and last year, I really took to drawing. And yes, I still stuck with theatre for all four years. With the crappiest stage conditions known to man. I think at least SOME art classes should be required. Gives you a chance to exercise the entire brain and use some creativity. At least take an Art Fundamentals class and get your feet wet. [img]tongue.gif[/img] (Where's PZoH when we need her?)

07-01-2004, 12:03 AM	#2
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,304 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	I just finished Art. We did some drawing, some painting, pottery, and an architecture project. Overall, it was an easy A, but i don't have much artistic talent and I didn't find it too fun.

07-01-2004, 01:06 AM	#3
Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,519 Thanks: 7 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	I absolutely hated art this year when we had it. But then again I always hate art.

07-01-2004, 09:02 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Art teachers spend too much time trying to make everyone use some specific technique. Really a hamper on creativity.

07-01-2004, 11:36 AM	#5
Juliet Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Vinkus Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I haven't taken a visual art class since middle school, but I love to draw, paint, and mess around with Paint Shop Pro on my own time. I'm a constant dooler in class, which has aroused more than one complaint in parent-teacher conferences, although I swear it helps me pay attention. Music is my life. I've been studying voice with my current teacher for a little over five years, and I've sung in various choral ensembles since I was eight. I play the violin in my school's orchestra, and I'm kind of a self-taught pianist. What I love most is musical composition. I've never written a piece from start to finish, but I have an ever-growing collection of little "fragments." I'm into theater, too. Aside from a few specific character types, I'm not a terrific actress, but I've gotten some principal roles over the years. I love musical theater as far as singing goes, but I'm an abysmal dancer.

07-01-2004, 11:41 AM	#6
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Theater and music. Particularly choral music, but I've also played the violin in my school orchestra. I've wanted to get a visual arts class in, but my schedule has always been too crowded.

07-01-2004, 01:26 PM	#7
El Barto Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I took some visual arts stuff. It was actually commercial art- logo design, that sort of thing- so it less painting, drawing, etc. and more with fun things like Photoshop and airbrushing. I used to like hand drawing, but now it just seems tedious.

07-01-2004, 01:37 PM	#8
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	People try to make drawing harder than it is. I just doodle.

07-02-2004, 07:06 PM	#9
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	I love theatre and music. But art... not my cup of tea. The drawing and painting... I switched out of art for next year because I'm so bad at it... [img]redface.gif[/img] So now I'm in theatre stagecraft. Which is still kinda artsy, but not actually drawing... at least, I hope. But, I do draw one good-looking stick figure.

07-02-2004, 10:20 PM	#10
ocarinagirl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ehhh? What? Where am I?! Gender: Posts: 3,010 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^Drawing's really just the art of seeing. Just think of stuff as lines and curves and not on actually naming what you're drawing, and it's easy. I've really taken to pastels, since I'm a color freak, but I don't like painting that much. YAY TECHIE!!! hug God, I think I've done everything in theater. Both as an actor and a techie. I'm just that bitechual. The art that I didn't really like was pottery. I was just never really that good at it. shrug

07-02-2004, 10:46 PM	#11
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm a singer, tried and true. I can also play a little bit of guitar, and I'm an ok artist, but I'm much more of a vocal person. I had a D average in General Art when I took it. So yeah... But school sucks anyway, so it doesn't matter. And I don't mean that I don't want an education, I mean that the current school system (in my area at least) sucks ass. But whatever.

07-03-2004, 04:23 PM	#12
Juliet Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Vinkus Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^ What kind of singing do you do? My voice teacher has officially declared me a lyric coloratura, so I tend to focus in that area. Mozart and Gillbert and Sullivan all the way. I do a lot of operatic Broadway, too, but I can't belt worth crap.

07-19-2004, 10:24 PM	#13
nirvana_fan911 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hastings Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	me no like art...... my form af art is music...... i be lovin the music. yup

07-19-2004, 10:55 PM	#14
War-Prince 9 2.0 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 166 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^ You no needing music. Your are needing Speech class.

07-20-2004, 01:46 PM	#15
Juliet Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Vinkus Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Music is art, you know...

07-20-2004, 03:30 PM	#16
nirvana_fan911 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hastings Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i no need speech class i am master debater. and i know music is art so i like art but not the art people think of when they think art.