Another article worth reading that simultaneously batters "new elites" and praises common sense, is Douglas Murrays recent spectator article on the Katherine Birbalsingh
In my original edit of my article I did not say the Creative Scotland project was for children. This is my original quote "Conversely an organisation like Creative Scotland *might* argue that ‘artists’ are supposed to ‘take risks’ but when this risk translates as a ‘Secret Cave Sex Party’ https://news.sky.com/story/creative-scotland-withdraws-support-for-explicit-sex-project-and-looks-to-claw-back-funding-13094453 one has to wonder where the arts are going, really (?!). I was recently shown some of Picasso’s early work (14 years old!) which are a far cry from ‘I have gotten quite used to seeing most kids artwork look like Dogman’ as my son’s teacher recounted to me. (note: to her credit she is quite artistic with the kids) . My argument is that risk/experimentation is relative. In the arts we are supposed to 'take risks'
Another article worth reading that simultaneously batters "new elites" and praises common sense, is Douglas Murrays recent spectator article on the Katherine Birbalsingh
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-triumph-of-katharine-birbalsingh/
In my original edit of my article I did not say the Creative Scotland project was for children. This is my original quote "Conversely an organisation like Creative Scotland *might* argue that ‘artists’ are supposed to ‘take risks’ but when this risk translates as a ‘Secret Cave Sex Party’ https://news.sky.com/story/creative-scotland-withdraws-support-for-explicit-sex-project-and-looks-to-claw-back-funding-13094453 one has to wonder where the arts are going, really (?!). I was recently shown some of Picasso’s early work (14 years old!) which are a far cry from ‘I have gotten quite used to seeing most kids artwork look like Dogman’ as my son’s teacher recounted to me. (note: to her credit she is quite artistic with the kids) . My argument is that risk/experimentation is relative. In the arts we are supposed to 'take risks'