Why is it so difficult to be an artist?
Posted by Karl Zipser on April 30th, 2007
To be an artist today is to confront continual uncertainty. There is economic uncertainty, and also uncertainty of purpose. Modern society seems to value art — art is preserved in museums, and purchased for large sums by “collectors.” And yet the typical artist is strangely disconnected from the top levels of success.
...There is far more wealth in the world today to purchase art than in any time past. The difficult position of artist today is therefore something of a mystery.
If there is a general appreciation of art, and money to buy art, then why is it so difficult to fulfill the role of artist?"
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It is a noggin scratcher, to be sure- something that I think every artist thinks about from time to time (though it's probably best not to get bogged down in it) Being unappreciated in one's own lifetime and all that...
And on a completely unrelated note, here is an abstracted landscape I've been working on. I'll post some pics when it's done.
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