Why do I feel so incompetent?

[BornToDiee]

I am currently studying art at university, but recently I felt like I was getting closer to literature. I am talented in both sections, but I could'nt get the performance I wanted in painting. Maybe literature is more abstract than painting, so it seems closer to me. Interpreting everything in life too much also makes me an unsuccessful person. Interpreting too much and getting stuck in my imagination may be something that my literary spirit brings. I think I like abstract areas more because I do not feel the need to prove myself in abstract areas. Literature is also an abstract area. Maybe I can develop my painting talent by getting strength from literature.

[DJB72]

What defines competence in art? Damien Hurst cut a cow in half and "experts" declared it a masterpiece. I think it was a waste of steak.

Banksy sketches on a few walls and it's art. If I do it then it's vandalism.

I've never seen a piece of modern art that didn't look like my son got loose in the paint cupboard but people criticise Bob Ross and his "happy trees".

Art is subjective. I've never seen a painting I would actually spend a million dollars on even if I had Elon Musk's account. I've seen Michaelangelo's David and the Sistene Chapel. Magnificent, but not everyone's taste.

Most artists can't appreciate the sound of a Harley or the lines of a F1 race car from the 90s. I found the original Severn Bridge and the Humber Bridge inspiring. I'd spend a week at the Railway Museum in York learning all I could about the Flying Scotsman and the Mallard locomotives before I'd spend an hour at the Louvre.

It's subjective.

Art exists for its own sake. Don't allow other people to stop you being proud of what you do.

[abc3643]

Just don't become Hitler.

Hitler had painting talent but was given overly harsh criticism. So, he gave it up and decided to exterminate the Jews and start WW II.

[Circushowcowboy]

I think this painting is really good. But exploring different areas can definitely compliment each other as well as help discover the route your really want to go.

[dreamstar72]

Just wondering why the last piece of the puzzle is not the correct piece