Don't call it Art if it's Hideous

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Art comes in different forms and styles, it is a form of expression used by a lot people to describe feelings, mood, ideas and even identity. It could be drawing, singin, dancing or even the way one talks. Statistically speaking, it is virtually impossible for an individual to possess zero artistic attributes, there is bound to be one unique ability that sets people about and what they choose to do sets them apart from others. The fact that art is an expressive form has constantly given rise to a controversial discussion which rotates around the existence of bad art. If art is a way of life distinct by its presentation is it possible to have bad? Or is just tagged bad because everyone one else don't understand it or it doesn't meet up to the standard of the public?.

One of the few talents I always wished for as a kid was the ability to draw but every time I tried expressing the visions in my head on any form of drawing material, the outcome of all my efforts was always a disaster. Being a comic lover, I always wanted to create stories revolving around battles between the forces of good and evil with the former coming out victorious after series of life threatening encounters with the big bad but my drawing abilities just didn't seem to match my ideas. To add insult to injury, there was a new kid in class at junior high who was a genius in this field. Every single day I'd secretly watch him use pencils, pens and crayons to create absolute bangers with stories to match such brilliance. The images looked just like the ones I saw on comic panels and they also had artistic output to match even that of professionals. This guy was literally living my dream, doing things I always thought were impossible for me to do but I could never approach him because he was always surrounded by admirers and I was still very much uncomfortable in crowded spaces.

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One lucky Tuesday morning, I finally found him alone in class because we both came to school super early. I walked up to him to tell him how much of a fan of his work I was, asked if there was ever anyway I could improve in my drawing abilities and pleaded with him to give me pointers on how to do so because bringing my Idea to life was one thing I always wished I could achieve in life. He told me that painting/drawing is mostly a talent people are born with but there's still a chance I could build myself up even from scratch. He recommended I try studying a book titled Everybody Can Draw because it would really help me improve and with constant practice, there was bound to be positive changes. Three months after readying the book and working on myself, I realized I was just wasting my time because there was nothing to show for practicing. I was still struggling to draw an egg and even my dog drawings still look like a Hybrid of a Rooster and a Rottweiler.
There was nothing I could do to change who I am and in this version of art I would always remain bad at it no matter how hard I tried and with I gave up on trying.

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Yes, the concept of bad art truly exist even if art represents a form of expression. Since art spreads some sort of message, if a large population can't seem to understand the message being passed, then I guess that qualifies as a bad art. There are a lot of people who love singing but no matter how much they train their voice, they still sound like a car crash and people either beg them to stop singing or laugh at them. Till this day my niece will never give me any of her books to help her draw as previous experiences with me has made her realize it is always better she does it herself as mine will always be way worse and if that isn't bad art then I wonder what is 🤣🤣🤣.