a one dimensional education in most states and not taught to respect and learn from the world around us. That being said Portland does have one of the best public school systems in the states and I do consider myself lucky to have been educated there, as well as having a mother that has taught at the collegiate level my entire life. I guess it’s more of a snarky stab at the education system and how myself and many others have been able to filter through the information taught to us and learn to think and reason
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for ourselves ( which I would hope is the base reason for education anyway). BBB: Would you say your educational experiences were primarily negative or positive? CODAK: My High School experience was rather typical; Nerdy art kid rides skateboard, learns to write on walls. Feels like an outcast and finds friends of a similar nature…go figure. College on the other hand was a great experience where I was able to immerse myself in being
creative full-time, even if it was for a grade. So my experience is about half and half but the second half carried more weight than the first. BBB: On that note, do you feel that artistic institutions are a necessary stepping stone for artists or a bunch of hogwash? CODAK: I think it depends on the individual and what they want to accomplish. If you’re going to Art School to learn to BECOME an artist than I think you should spend your money