Perhaps an overly simplistic view but heres my take on it:
"You get into STEM by studying, you get into art by doing"
Im a software engineer by trade, Ive also done a bit of hardware work at another time in my life. I consider my self an engineer both in what I enjoy and what I do professionally. However I also play a half a dozen instruments, shoot process and print wet film, enjoy analog audio recording process' and have done a lot of live sound work for theater productions over the years. I fancy my self a half decent carpenter and have built at least one boat that floats and is useable. People have described me as "artistic" but you will have to take their word for it.
Anyway... Some thoughts in no particular order:
- Art, FWIW is sometimes about being shameless to try and create something you like
- I photograph what I enjoy, some times other people like my photographs, sometimes they don't many hang in my residence, some hang in others if they have asked for prints over the years.
- You can create most art forms for cheap or free if you are careful
- Getting over the initial "frustration" hump can be the biggest hurdle, I still cant really play the banjo yet...
- Gravitate to something that seems interesting to you, just because your friend really likes watercolors does not mean that is the art form you must partake in.
- Use the resources at your disposal, in my experience most artists or really anyone passionate is more than willing to share their knowledge with you.
Practical advice on doing:
- In the modern world you can get cheap supplies to at least test the waters on anything
- If you have $100 you can probs do anything you want
- A half decent film camera and a few rolls of film with processing can easily be had for $100
- There are plenty of cheapo guitars that work perfectly and can be had for $100 buy used and your more than likely to snipe a sweet deal.
- You can get a basic paint set, brushes, and some canvas for <$100
- paper and pencil can be had for WAY less than $100 (yeah yeah I know theres fancy paper too)
- If you live in or near a city (or really anywhere) many art galleries are free to the public to walk around, some offer lectures with artists or other similar events that anyone can go to. Public libraries and museums often have similar things you can take advantage of for free or cheap and spend some time near or with some really famous individuals. Go to these things, if you don't like what you see, hang for a bit, learn, leave a better person, keep going until you find what you like
- Youtube, oh man the endless tutorials, free lessons, how-to's, helpful advice, creative work you can see for free. Youtube is your friend, youtube is one of the great art resources of the era.
Chances are the only thing at the moment keeping you from creating art is you.
How about some more turn-of-phrase-quotes:
"Engineering is about separating the signal from the noise, art is an outlet for the noise"
"If Your first 10,000 photos are your worst, send a crew of engineers to the Hubble to fix the mirror"
"Somewhere between art and engineering is a reasonable salary"
"You get into STEM by studying, you get into art by doing"
Im a software engineer by trade, Ive also done a bit of hardware work at another time in my life. I consider my self an engineer both in what I enjoy and what I do professionally. However I also play a half a dozen instruments, shoot process and print wet film, enjoy analog audio recording process' and have done a lot of live sound work for theater productions over the years. I fancy my self a half decent carpenter and have built at least one boat that floats and is useable. People have described me as "artistic" but you will have to take their word for it.
Anyway... Some thoughts in no particular order:
- Art, FWIW is sometimes about being shameless to try and create something you like
- I photograph what I enjoy, some times other people like my photographs, sometimes they don't many hang in my residence, some hang in others if they have asked for prints over the years.
- You can create most art forms for cheap or free if you are careful
- Getting over the initial "frustration" hump can be the biggest hurdle, I still cant really play the banjo yet...
- Gravitate to something that seems interesting to you, just because your friend really likes watercolors does not mean that is the art form you must partake in.
- Use the resources at your disposal, in my experience most artists or really anyone passionate is more than willing to share their knowledge with you.
Practical advice on doing:
- In the modern world you can get cheap supplies to at least test the waters on anything
- If you have $100 you can probs do anything you want
- A half decent film camera and a few rolls of film with processing can easily be had for $100
- There are plenty of cheapo guitars that work perfectly and can be had for $100 buy used and your more than likely to snipe a sweet deal.
- You can get a basic paint set, brushes, and some canvas for <$100
- paper and pencil can be had for WAY less than $100 (yeah yeah I know theres fancy paper too)
- If you live in or near a city (or really anywhere) many art galleries are free to the public to walk around, some offer lectures with artists or other similar events that anyone can go to. Public libraries and museums often have similar things you can take advantage of for free or cheap and spend some time near or with some really famous individuals. Go to these things, if you don't like what you see, hang for a bit, learn, leave a better person, keep going until you find what you like
- Youtube, oh man the endless tutorials, free lessons, how-to's, helpful advice, creative work you can see for free. Youtube is your friend, youtube is one of the great art resources of the era.
Chances are the only thing at the moment keeping you from creating art is you.
How about some more turn-of-phrase-quotes:
"Engineering is about separating the signal from the noise, art is an outlet for the noise"
"If Your first 10,000 photos are your worst, send a crew of engineers to the Hubble to fix the mirror"
"Somewhere between art and engineering is a reasonable salary"