In her blog on 10/25/09 Tasha says that our societies' obsession with time and immediate gratification hinders us from taking it all in. She then poses the question: "How can we change? If art truly is prefigured into human nature, why can't we see that everyone has the potential to actualize that artistic ability?"
We can't see what we do not want to see. I think if everyone recognized that they have the potential to actualize that artistic ability, they would be afraid of the judgment that comes after. Art is indeed part of our human nature. We are so quick to judge artworks and sometimes we are very harsh in our judgements. It is also part of our human nature to be afraid of putting hard work into something and have it be criticized. It reminds me of when you're young and you are finding your talents for the first time. You may really enjoy playing soccer or painting, but when someone criticizes how you play soccer or your painting, you are immediately prone to convince yourself that you do not have the potential. So, if we all did realize and accepted that we have artistic ability, we would be scared of our artwork getting criticized. Therefore, change will only come when we stop criticizing so harshly and deeming things not art. Only then will everyone get the courage to explore their artistic abilities.
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