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Art isn't about copying something so that it looks realistic. Anyone with a decent amount of hand-eye coordination and patience can learn how to draw photorealistically and learn the techniques to copy a cup in front of them onto a piece of paper and make it look damn real.

But it's hard to understand that art isn't about realism, because it's hard to get out of that perspective of thinking: "I can do that."

Well, you probably could. And you probably, given enough time and patience, can learn how to paint like Leonardo da Vinci.

Any child can be taught how to play some songs by Mozart. Given enough time and patience, someone with relatively good coordination will be able to play many very difficult pieces by the greatest composers.

But no one would honestly say that a piece of music is good only if it is difficult to play. That's just ridiculous. Some of the best music is playable by anyone who has been practicing for a few years.

And no one would say that you are as good as Mozart because you could play one of his pieces on the piano.

Many artists are, however, technically good. The reason for this is because they paid their dues before reaching the higher level of talent, a real understanding of their medium. But this isn't necessarily always the case.




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