>>59594
Here are my two cents as someone who studies IT, but enjoys doing art/creative stuff as a hobby.
Art is in no way physically demanding, with sitting at your desk for hours on end. This for one enables you to lose track and munch on a bunch of snacks every couple of minutes and is far less effective at burning calories than other more sporty hobbies i.e. soccer, track, etc. You also would not join the soccer team and munch on snacks every chance you get, just with all the social pressure and actually training/doing the sport...
The same goes for hobbies like reading, gaming, etc.
What these things also got in common is that you don't need to go outside or be very social to do them, as you can just stay in the safety of your own room with no one bothering you/making fun of your physical apearance.
Also from my observations of artists on social media, most of them seem to be left-wing feminists. This goes hand in hand with bodypositivity, self-love, and sometimes even health at every size. The same goes for almost everyone who's producing media/content/nonnecessary things like art.
This is in contrast to somebody who does woodworking, metal work, etc and is more down to earth/less likley to be leftist.