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Constant Struggles Only Art Majors Will Understand

We are just as important as everyone else

Stephanie Bicchetti

Nov 07, 2016

Lycoming College

Constant Struggles Only Art Majors Will Understand

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1. Constantly defending your major

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I could go on a full rant about how important Art majors are. Without art, you'd literally have nothing to look at, nothing to wear, etc. I shouldn't have to go into full detail to get my point across.

2. Completing a project that you actually like for once only to find out during critique that everyone's looks so much better

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There's nothing worse than feeling super confident about your work until you compare to everyone else's during critique.

3. Constantly being asked dumb questions like "So can you draw me?"

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No Becky. Just because I am an art major, doesn't mean I can just sit down and draw you. Stop asking me to just draw everything that comes to your mind. I'M MORE THAN A DRAWER

4. Trying to explain your art piece to a non-art student...

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Telling someone that your piece isn't a particular object and it going completely over their head. IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE ABSTRACT PEOPLE.

5. Ruining just about all of your clothes from paint, glue, plaster, etc.

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Unfortunately we have to accept the fact that we will never have nice clothes.

6. 3 HOUR CRITIQUES.

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I can't stress how tiring this actually is...

7. Spending more money on art supplies than you do on your textbooks for other classes

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Well, there goes $200 on just paint alone.

8. Pulling many all-nighters just to finish your work

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We actually just don't sleep. You'll find us working for hours on end.

9. Having classes with people who only took it for an "easy grade."

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I WISH LOL.

10. People expecting you to know every artist that ever walked this planet

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Nope. No. Stop. I don't know who you are talking about. Just because I am an artist doesn't mean I know every artist out there.

11. You learn how to take criticism

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After spending 14 hours on this you don't like it? Got it. I'll start over!

12. Sometimes having to start over on a project that's due the next day just because the first one wasn't working for you

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We are so indecisive when it comes to our work and sometimes risk starting over the night before it's due. Don't worry, we are experts when it comes to procrastination!

13. Using "I'm an art major" as an excuse for everything

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As much as we defend our major, we always use it as an excuse for being terrible at math or science because we can easily get away with it.

14. Never fully understanding art yourself

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Even though we try so hard to explain to someone what art is, do we even fully know?

15. You will always love your major and know just how important it actually is to this world

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1. Constantly defending your major

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3. Constantly being asked dumb questions like "So can you draw me?"

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13. Using "I'm an art major" as an excuse for everything

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