ADVICE TO ART STUDENTS
THE WRONG WAV TO CULTIVATE ORIGINALITY. Some sound advice to ;irl. students was ottered by Sir Charles Waldsteiu recently [it Lliii distribution "f' prizes to .the tdmionts of tho Royal I'VtiKilu School of Art, now incorporated with Iho London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts, fcoulhamplon Hon". Sir Charles urged tho students to follow truth in art, to give truthful muling.; of the objects they wished to convey to the t-pectalor by means of their art! There could bo no doubt; ho admitted, that that was the most dillicult task of the artist. "Do not try to put certain feelings or Konliments nito it," he said. "Above; all, do not: endeavour to put. yourselves into it and say to yourselt: 'I must be original' or 'l must 'try to do it. my own nay." "\ou spoil your work, anil you spoil your ortistio character if you endeavour to do that primarily. "Co nn educating yourselves as human .beings apart from ;ui. Do not walk with blinkers on through life. Make vmirsflves ivorthy of havine feelings that'arc to be esßKwed by cut,"-
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1721, 11 April 1913, Page 5
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187ADVICE TO ART STUDENTS Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1721, 11 April 1913, Page 5
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