Try to paint a portrait without being able to critically deconstruct how light, shadow, and perspective interplay and you probably won't get too far. Seems to me it takes a lot of critical thinking about the world to be able to do that.
Or maybe it's contemporary conceptual based art you're thinking about? A lot of it requires the artist to think critically about human social structures in order to create commentary on it.
Sure, anyone can claim they're an artist and produce work that is not well thought out or executed, but that's not a reason to conclude that artists lack critical thinking skills. Every professional working artist I know here in NYC is exceptionally good with critical thought.
Just because you don't use a logic based language to reason doesn't mean you're not thinking critically.
Or maybe it's contemporary conceptual based art you're thinking about? A lot of it requires the artist to think critically about human social structures in order to create commentary on it.
Sure, anyone can claim they're an artist and produce work that is not well thought out or executed, but that's not a reason to conclude that artists lack critical thinking skills. Every professional working artist I know here in NYC is exceptionally good with critical thought.
Just because you don't use a logic based language to reason doesn't mean you're not thinking critically.