<p>I’m glad more people have popped in. I started the thread because I thought the topic was a good discussion and worth having. Of course people have different preferences. I like representational work, but not all of it. I like the artists who take that technical skill and then do something with it. I personally do not like the nude drawings, because I find them dull. But I understand that they are a necessary part of learning technical skills.</p>
<p>I would also like to see an elephant on a car! Might be funny. But it isn’t fine art.</p>
<p>gladiatorbird, my D2 is talking about getting a masters in art history, specializing in textiles, in Glasgow. So yes, there is all kind of art.</p>
<p>artsmarts, the technical training is imitative–copying Bargue drawings, drawing and painting from life in the studio. But the students move beyond that, around their 3rd year, when they paint still life and must create their own compositions.</p>