There's a difference between being an artist and an art historian. You don't necessarily need a knowledge of art history to be able to paint, draw or sculpt well. You don't necessarily need to ever enter a gallery, or enjoy looking at other people's work.
That applies to basketball too. If you know the rules of the game you can become good without ever having heard of the NBA.
In fact that applies to most activities. You can be passionate about doing something, and good at doing it, without necessarily being interested in the history or wider 'scene'.
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That's also incredibly ordinary.
There's a difference between being an artist and an art historian. You don't necessarily need a knowledge of art history to be able to paint, draw or sculpt well. You don't necessarily need to ever enter a gallery, or enjoy looking at other people's work.
That applies to basketball too. If you know the rules of the game you can become good without ever having heard of the NBA.
In fact that applies to most activities. You can be passionate about doing something, and good at doing it, without necessarily being interested in the history or wider 'scene'.