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Zdzislaw Beksinski was the greatest artist. Ever. Too bad he got jacked up by his son-in-law. I want his artwork all over my future house.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

You guys are misunderstanding me. I'm not trying to degrade people who are majoring in fine arts. I'm just questioning the practicality of majoring in fine arts. What will a degree in fine arts add to your qualifications and abilities? Does getting a fine arts degree make you a better functioning artist? Personally, I don't think so. I think that art and even the criticism of art do not necessitate a formal education in the fine arts. Artists are born artist; they are naturally talented.

Of course, everyone is going to say that it doesn't matter what you major in as a premed, so you might as well major in something that you enjoy. I agree to some extent, but I also like to see practicality in education. IMO, majoring in fine arts is not practical. But hey, it's just my opinion and I respectfully disagree with anyone who thinks otherwise.

LMAO @ an art education not being practical. Who do you think designs cars, houses, appliances, logos on every single product that you buy, movies, special effects, websites, toys, anything that had to be designed, most things that you see and touch in every day life. Are you out of your mind?

Sure, some people have an eye for aesthetics, some tap into their imagination really easily, but there are those who can be trained just like with anything else. Sure there are people who have photographic memories, but that doesn't mean that you can't improve the memory of someone with a non-photographic memory with studying techniques to help them become a much better and efficient learner.

I was one of those "oh he has natural talent", but what people didn't know was that I spent 4-5 hours a day drawing while I was in elementary school. So by the time I was in 5th grade, I could sit down and draw whatever I saw in front of me with detail that was on the creepy side. By the time I was a high school freshman, I could trick people into thinking that my drawings were photographs from 3 feet away. That was honed skill. Sure I had/have a wild imagination, but a lot of my technique and being able to really tap into my imagination was learned through trial and error and through repetition; things that can be taught by a teacher. I went to an art school on scholarship, and it taught me new techniques that I never had and it helped me see things in a different light. Art education can be very practical, especially if you want to influence what other people see in every day life. From games to movies to logos, someone designed it.

Of course, some will never get it. Just like I'll never be good at stringed instruments. 😳

 

[schrizto]

LMAO @ an art education not being practical. Who do you think designs cars, houses, appliances, logos on every single product that you buy, movies, special effects, websites, toys, anything that had to be designed, most things that you see and touch in every day life. Are you out of your mind?

Sure, some people have an eye for aesthetics, some tap into their imagination really easily, but there are those who can be trained just like with anything else. Sure there are people who have photographic memories, but that doesn't mean that you can't improve the memory of someone with a non-photographic memory with studying techniques to help them become a much better and efficient learner.

I was one of those "oh he has natural talent", but what people didn't know was that I spent 4-5 hours a day drawing while I was in elementary school. So by the time I was in 5th grade, I could sit down and draw whatever I saw in front of me with detail that was on the creepy side. By the time I was a high school freshman, I could trick people into thinking that my drawings were photographs from 3 feet away. That was honed skill. Sure I had/have a wild imagination, but a lot of my technique and being able to really tap into my imagination was learned through trial and error and through repetition; things that can be taught by a teacher. I went to an art school on scholarship, and it taught me new techniques that I never had and it helped me see things in a different light. Art education can be very practical, especially if you want to influence what other people see in every day life. From games to movies to logos, someone designed it.

Of course, some will never get it. Just like I'll never be good at stringed instruments. 😳

I would have never guessed you were in art school. :>
What made you change to pre-med?

 

[Pulsar]

cheme represent!

+1

 

[ILikeDrugs]

I would have never guessed you were in art school. :>
What made you change to pre-med?

I hated the grades and deadlines for my projects. I did not want to make art a job. I learned that it should just be a hobby of mine. So I went to a traditional school and graduated with a BA as a psychology major. I was lookin into the PhD route, but then I became interested in some of the neuro related fields of medicine such as neurology and neuroradiology. So now I'm here.

 

[glypha1104]

Biology, Political Philosophy, and Music (BA). No time to do the recitals required for the BMus.

 

[gettheleadout]

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service
Major: Science, Technology, and International Affairs (1 major)
Concentration: Biotechnology and Global Health

Wow.

I don't want to start a ****-flinging party...

So this is one step below?

 

[Geekchick921]

I wonder who the five who checked fine arts are... didn't know there were any on SDN and IMO fine arts+premed is more unconventional than philosophy+premed.

One right here.

 

[Luxe]

Biochemisty minor in Psychology😛