Not many Mac users on this forum, and not me. In my opinion not a good idea.
If Gimp is slow in starting then look for some system (short of disk space/memory) or maybe security issue.
If you really want to try, then do not delete anything. Plugins can be disabled by un-setting the executable flag on the file. Easy enough in linux, not too sure about OSX it will be something like sudo chmod -x path/to/file (and restore with sudo chmod +x path/to/file )
Then it depends how you use Gimp. The artistic filters maybe never used. Use the plugin browser (in the Gimp Help menu) to find out details of the plugins and what they do.
example: Showing the attached list of the plugins you should find: https://i.imgur.com/bBJjnue.jpg
Gimp is built around plug-ins. Ones you should not touch: anything starting file-* anything starting py* or python*
If Gimp is slow in starting then look for some system (short of disk space/memory) or maybe security issue.
If you really want to try, then do not delete anything. Plugins can be disabled by un-setting the executable flag on the file. Easy enough in linux, not too sure about OSX it will be something like sudo chmod -x path/to/file (and restore with sudo chmod +x path/to/file )
Then it depends how you use Gimp. The artistic filters maybe never used. Use the plugin browser (in the Gimp Help menu) to find out details of the plugins and what they do.
example: Showing the attached list of the plugins you should find: https://i.imgur.com/bBJjnue.jpg
Gimp is built around plug-ins. Ones you should not touch: anything starting file-* anything starting py* or python*