Yes. Yet some people, I found, have a hand for a line that transcends whether they are doing representational art or presentational (aka "abstract") art. They make beautiful stuff regardless. It's probably a gift.
Studying art made me constantly aware of the expanding significance of what I was doing. My engineering courses (although still very useful) tended to limit themselves to teaching cut-and-dried techniques and capacities. And generally they did not engage this expanded critical thinking.
You can teach art like its engineering and you can teach engineering like its art. Maybe we do need to mix it up a bit more.
Studying art made me constantly aware of the expanding significance of what I was doing. My engineering courses (although still very useful) tended to limit themselves to teaching cut-and-dried techniques and capacities. And generally they did not engage this expanded critical thinking.
You can teach art like its engineering and you can teach engineering like its art. Maybe we do need to mix it up a bit more.