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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Again, that's the attitude of a complacent citizen. "If I don't have to, why should I?" One of the caveats of artistic splendor is proactive thinking. This applies to not only architecture, but a world of other fields such as industrial design, environmental design, and urban planning. If people can't be bothered to get up and think, what's the point of even having imagination in the first place?
Everyone has an artistic touch, some just don't realize it. And refusing to realize it is a sad state of affairs, IMO, and an all too-common story for Calgarians who feel affluence and wealth are more important.
I have a friend who's an incredible artist with a great sense of design, both in drawing and in cooking. His parents are making him go into business though, because that's how he can make the most money the fastest, and they'll shun him from the family if he goes into art. This is a good example of wasted talent and business culture being engrained in people's heads. Sad, really.
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But it isn't that I don't have to it is that I don't want to. There is a big difference. If I wanted to help develop an artistic culture in Calgary I would be all for doing everything I could. you seem to assume that because you want to see more of an artistic culture that everyone else does as well. It has nothing to do with being complacent and everything to do with not wanting the artistic culture there in the first place.
I think that sucks that your friend is in that position and would say he should not worry about his family and go to art. I support others around me that are into artist things. My wife loves photography and I do everything I can to support her in it, whether it is helping her with her shots, buying her classes/equipment, going with her while she goes to places she thinks is cool to take photos of.
I am not some grump that things art should be dead but I am not going to get excited about things that I do not find interesting or that I do not find is that important to a city or society.