vocation or avocation
Diane
i don't.
i just can't seem to part with my little babies. (which is why i wan to
take up printmaking so i can always keep one for myself)
is someone who makes money off their art more of an artist? are they
less of an artist?
sometimes i think more because they are validated in their work because
people buy it.
sometimes i think less because they can be corrupted by the need to
sell. they are not producing to express an inner need to create but to
make money.
sometimes i think it doesn't matter either way--and artist is an artist
whether it is a vocation, an avocation or both.
--diane
p.s. i would like to make some money though. i am just not ready yet.
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Limbo
"Diane" <sheil...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> i wonder how many people here make money off their art.
>
> i don't.
>
> i just can't seem to part with my little babies. (which is why i wan to
> take up printmaking so i can always keep one for myself)
>
> is someone who makes money off their art more of an artist? are they
> less of an artist?
>
> sometimes i think more because they are validated in their work because
> people buy it.
>
> sometimes i think less because they can be corrupted by the need to
> sell. they are not producing to express an inner need to create but to
> make money.
>
> sometimes i think it doesn't matter either way--and artist is an artist
> whether it is a vocation, an avocation or both.
>
> --diane
>
> p.s. i would like to make some money though. i am just not ready yet.
It doesn't matter either way in my eye's, yep an artist is an artist
regardless of the size of their bank balance.
One thing to keep in mind if your examining reality is that often the
frauds, the fakes & the one's that compromise & sell out for commercial
reasons are the one's with healthy relationships with the bank manager.
That same bank manager would rather see the back of us & our unprofitable
contributions to his cause.
If you don't sell your art or your art doesn't sell it doesn't matter your
still an artist......just probably either employed in another area or just
plain poor.
Wasn't it young Vincent who cut off his ear another one of those who didn't
make a penny during their lifetime.
Limbo
Pierre Anoid
as a musician I would like to a rich rock star. I made a total of 90$ in the
1990's playing music. 50$ was for playing only three songs twice. Big money
can be made but perhaps not by those of us who are disabled.
I spent close to 3,000 $ on music equipment.
Poetry has yet to earn me a dime.
Not sure about my grandfather he painted both houses and canvasses. I think
house painting paid more. Certainly he always had his own house to live in
because of his involvment in the community and being a community hosue
painter. He had shows and stuff. My family still has his collection and we
would like to make an on-line gallery of his paintings and his collection of
Estonian Art.
My friend with the Ph.D in fine art who got me interested in art and art
history siad to me that you need to be from a rich family to become a rich
artist. I think there is good money right now in computer art but whether a
disabled artist could stand up to the cut throat world of computer work is
beyond me.
--
Peter Timusk web master
www.crystalcomputing.net
Diane
--diane