Nature vs nurture debate has been raging for generations and no clear-cut answer has come up so far. Some think that artistic ability is inborn, whereas others say that such a talent can be acquired by training and hard work. This essay intends to analyze both perspectives. I personally believe that artistic knack is a combination of both, talent and training.
On the one hand, there are evidences to prove that genes do influence the innate abilities of a person. When you see 2-5 year olds in reality shows like, 'lndia's Got Talent' and 'Dance lndia Dance', you are forced to believe that they have some inborn talent. They are gifted with that talent. They certainly have more natural aptitude than others in certain areas. Other well-known examples also can be cited here. Who has not heard of the achievements of people like Mozart and Einstein?
On the other hand, anyone can produce art by practice and training. Had this not been the case, there would be no schools for Art, and Art and Fine Art would not exist as subjects. More often than not, the verdict of someone being naturally talented is skewed. For example, if we see a beautiful painting or any other such work of art, we reach the conclusion that the person must be really gifted. We tend to ignore the fact that the person may have travelled a long journey of perseverance to reach that point.
ln my opinion, to reach the recognizable top, even those gifted with talent have to work hard and practice a lot. Talented people may need less hard work to reach there, but they cannot reach the pinnacles of success without sufficient practice. Even the most talented can lead a life of oblivion if they don't polish their art by continued practice. Conversely, anyone with a passion and determination can succeed in creating unique masterpieces of art.
To sum up, both talent and hard work have a role in creating art. Both are inextricably linked. The nature vs nurture debate has no clear-cut answer and will never have.
Nature vs nurture debate has been raging for generations and no
clear
-
cut
answer has
come
up
so
far.
Some
think
that artistic ability is inborn, whereas others say that such a
talent
can
be acquired
by training and
hard
work
. This essay intends to analyze both perspectives. I
personally
believe that artistic knack is a combination of both,
talent
and training.
On the one hand, there are evidences to prove that genes do influence the innate abilities of a person. When you
see
2-5 year olds in reality
shows
like, '
lndia
's
Got
Talent' and 'Dance
lndia
Dance', you
are forced
to believe that they have
some
inborn
talent
. They
are gifted
with that
talent
. They
certainly
have more natural aptitude than others in certain areas.
Other
well-known examples
also
can
be cited
here. Who has not heard of the achievements of
people
like Mozart and Einstein?
On the
other
hand, anyone can produce
art
by
practice
and training. Had this not been the case, there would be no schools for
Art
, and
Art
and Fine
Art
would not exist as subjects. More
often
than not, the verdict of someone being
naturally
talented
is skewed
.
For example
, if we
see
a
beautiful
painting or any
other
such
work
of
art
, we
reach
the conclusion that the person
must
be
really
gifted. We tend to
ignore
the fact that the person may have travelled a long journey of perseverance to
reach
that point.
ln
my opinion, to
reach
the recognizable top, even those gifted with
talent
have to
work
hard
and
practice
a lot. Talented
people
may need less
hard
work
to
reach
there,
but
they cannot
reach
the pinnacles of success without sufficient
practice
. Even the most talented can lead a life of oblivion if they don't polish their
art
by continued
practice
.
Conversely
, anyone with a passion and determination can succeed in creating unique masterpieces of art.
To sum up, both
talent
and
hard
work
have a role in creating
art
. Both are
inextricably
linked. The nature vs nurture debate has no
clear
-
cut
answer and will never have.