“You cannot teach a man anything, You can only help him find it within himself.”
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
To be self-taught has always been a contentious topic in art. While human beings have been making art since the beginning of time, often with little education in materials, techniques, or theory, the concept of the ‘self taught artist’ is a relatively new phenomenon. It is, of course, possible to develop creative talent through training, however, it can also happen without first being formally trained.
For the self-taught practitioner, their environment, experiences, perspectives, and sensitivity towards the events around them doubles-up as training – a school for artists, through life. Of course, education is still a
