Art and Fiorella

 As usual, Fio is the dissenter, the odd man out, altough she likes to think of herself as the voice in the wilderness, the child who cries "the emperor has no clothes" because she sees the "art world" is a fake, a giant con. "Modern art" is nonsense. Do you realy think a giant tennis ball is worth three million?
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Fiorelle wanted to major in art when she went to college, but her mother discouraged her, saying it wouldn't pay, and Mom was right. Not per se, and not because Fio didn't have the talent,  but because she couldn't have handled the BS that goes along with a BFA. Fio is an intense realist, and she would have stomped through the flutter and nonsense of art  college like a bull in a china shop. Oh, another reason it wouldn't have worked out, as she discovered when she took a couple of classes, is that women were second class citizens in art school.
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"Art" and "creativity" are not synonymous. "Creativity" is a blanket term that covers not only art, but composition, writing, design, invention, and saving the world.
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Some people talk art. Fio IS art, and it's not always that comfortable. She sees too much and wants to rearrange everything, including herself.
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One thing Fio is not is technological, but if she were, she would seal this blog with one of her paiintings or drawings. Next time, maybe.