Topic: Is it possible for anyone to be successful at creating art?
Reason: I have always caught myself thinking about this question. People perform the work of arts everyday without even realizing. Art is extremely expressive and inspiring throughout our world. A recent survey was taken in an elementary school. The question was "do you consider yourself an artist?" 99.9% of the kindergarten class answered yes, but then when the surveyor presented this question the fifth graders the percentage dramatically changed. Only three of the fifth graders answered yes. The studies showed that the kids lost the desire to practice their artistic abilities when they thought they had no talent. I believe that anything you set your mind to you can achieve or gain talent. Therefore that is why this topic is important to me. I am not only curious to see what studies show, but I also want to make new discovery about the topic. 
1 comment:
This is a great--and complex!--question you're asking. In order to tackle it, you'll have to tackle some related questions like, "What qualifies as art?" "What does it mean to have artistic 'talent'?" "Is technical skill important? Or is something more difficult to define--"artistic vision" or originality--the most important thing when talking about talent?"
Okay, hopefully that didn't overwhelm you :) But "art" is a huge and complex topic, with all sorts of philosophical debates swirling around it, so you'll want to make sure you really narrow the scope of your question so it doesn't get too big. The statistic you include is really interesting--might you start with a question like, "What happens between kindergarten and fifth grade that so dramatically changes peoples' about what it means to be an artist, and about who "counts" as an artist?"
I'm glad to see you asking tough and complicated questions, and it's great that you're looking for connections to your own experiences and interests. Happy researching :)
p.s. I like the artwork you included in your post!
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