I was thinking about what actions society inherently considers to be artistic
I’ve been thinking about the concept of art style pretty heavily lately, which has come with a lot of brain tangents.
For example, I was thinking about what actions society inherently considers to be artistic. Obviously, this kind of implies a whole “what even is art” discussion that I don’t really want to have right now. But for example, we seem to view any drawing as an exhibit of artistic skill, whereas getting up on a stage and talking at people is only seen as an art form in certain circumstances.
If I open a notebook and start writing something, it’s not immediately going to be assumed that whatever I’m doing is intended to be art. But if I open a sketchbook and start drawing? Obviously it’s art now.
Similarly, if I play a few chords on a guitar, I’m an amateur musician now. But if I take a photo on my phone, I’m a person taking a photo. If I dance awkwardly in my bedroom, I’m a person dancing awkwardly in her bedroom. If I make a meal, I’m not a chef, I’m a person trying to eat.
With some things, it seems like it needs to be done with the intention of it being art and/or with an additional level of stylistic liberty and skill to be viewed as art, whereas other things are viewed as art regardless of how technical or mechanical the execution is.
I feel like the more the average person is required to be able to do it, the less likely it is for it to be commonly viewed as art. Everyone is required to be able to communicate orally to some extent, so the act of speaking to people is not automatically considered to be artistic. However, the bar of drawing skill the average person is expected to have is very low, if not non-existent.
If being able to draw at least somewhat was a high school graduation requirement, I don’t think drawing would be seen as inherently artistic.
So yeah, I don’t think the act of drawing is inherently artistic in nature.