I agree with this, but a person needs some sort of talent to put hard work on, an example, if a person is talented at playing a position in football, you have to practice being that and learn the plays and what to do on said plays, if not then talent can't get you far. Same as art, sure people are good at types of art, but you have to keep doing it to be better, I look at my stuff I did in 2011 and compare it to today, I actually see my progress.
Talent in its essence refers to the resultant total of a persons ability to perform a task using a skill. The usage of the word that I do not favour is the kind that says that a certain individual is inherently of superior ability. Sure, some people possess more talent in a particular field than another. But. Its sad, to leave it all to something so outdated such as an inborn capacity. Instead, acknowledging the effort, hard work, practice etc of the artist shows that you're appreciating what the artist did. You respect what the artist changed, worked on, toiled on; not what s/he cannot possibly change.
The usage of the word that I do not favour is the kind that says that a certain individual is inherently of superior ability.
Sure, some people possess more talent in a particular field than another. But. Its sad, to leave it all to something so outdated such as an inborn capacity. Instead, acknowledging the effort, hard work, practice etc of the artist shows that you're appreciating what the artist did. You respect what the artist changed, worked on, toiled on; not what s/he cannot possibly change.