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If you want to be an artist, I recommend avoiding trying to get launched, seeking recognition, or even getting invited to shows. That's a huge distraction and o

If you want to be an artist, I recommend avoiding trying to get launched, seeking recognition, or even getting invited to shows. That's a huge distraction and only relates to the marketing of art.

throwaway894345 5y ago
If you're an artist, you probably care about people connecting with your art, so "marketing of art" seems pretty important or at least understandable. I'm sure there are some myths of famous artists who stumbled into wild success (where "success" means "lots of people connecting with one's art" whether or not the artist makes significant money), but even if those myths are true, I'm pretty sure it's not a recipe others can reproduce--most people will probably need to worry about marketing and even that may not be enough.
- b3morales 5y ago
  Sure, but starting from that end is like saying "I want to be a millionaire CTO who speaks at conferences" while having no tech experience. To get recognition for doing a thing, you have to begin with doing the thing. And you're not going to make a mark in any field without being aware of what other people are doing.
  - throwaway894345 5y ago
    I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive or that anyone is saying “don’t do the thing” or “don’t be aware of what others are doing”.
throwaway743 5y ago
I second this. Additionaly, if it's one thing that a BFA (design and technology) has taught me it's that concept is everything (self and peer critique are close seconds). Foundations in drawing, color, light, space, form, etc are highly recommended not just for execution, but also for your way of thinking about how you perceive your environments. After going through the foundations, it's about how to formulate and refine your concepts. What do you have to express? What do you care about? Why does it matter to you and/or the world at large? Does it even matter or is it even worth people hearing? What does it address? How is your perspective different from precedents set by others who've created works regarding your topic of choice? The list goes on. Only once you've answered those questions and more should you start to consider the medium for execution. From there it becomes an iterative process of creating prototypes/drafts, repeating those steps mentioned, and receiving as objective constructive criticisms from others in order to refine and come up with a final piece. All in all, you may not get any attention for what you've created, but you will feel fulfilled. Seeking attention is what marketing is for and attention seeking has little to nothing to do with creating.

If you want to be an artist, I recommend avoiding trying to get launched, seeking recognition, or even getting invited to shows. That's a huge distraction and only relates to the marketing of art.

throwaway894345 5y ago

If you're an artist, you probably care about people connecting with your art, so "marketing of art" seems pretty important or at least understandable. I'm sure there are some myths of famous artists who stumbled into wild success (where "success" means "lots of people connecting with one's art" whether or not the artist makes significant money), but even if those myths are true, I'm pretty sure it's not a recipe others can reproduce--most people will probably need to worry about marketing and even that may not be enough.

b3morales 5y ago
Sure, but starting from that end is like saying "I want to be a millionaire CTO who speaks at conferences" while having no tech experience. To get recognition for doing a thing, you have to begin with doing the thing. And you're not going to make a mark in any field without being aware of what other people are doing.
- throwaway894345 5y ago
  I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive or that anyone is saying “don’t do the thing” or “don’t be aware of what others are doing”.

throwaway743 5y ago

I second this. Additionaly, if it's one thing that a BFA (design and technology) has taught me it's that concept is everything (self and peer critique are close seconds). Foundations in drawing, color, light, space, form, etc are highly recommended not just for execution, but also for your way of thinking about how you perceive your environments. After going through the foundations, it's about how to formulate and refine your concepts. What do you have to express? What do you care about? Why does it matter to you and/or the world at large? Does it even matter or is it even worth people hearing? What does it address? How is your perspective different from precedents set by others who've created works regarding your topic of choice? The list goes on. Only once you've answered those questions and more should you start to consider the medium for execution. From there it becomes an iterative process of creating prototypes/drafts, repeating those steps mentioned, and receiving as objective constructive criticisms from others in order to refine and come up with a final piece. All in all, you may not get any attention for what you've created, but you will feel fulfilled. Seeking attention is what marketing is for and attention seeking has little to nothing to do with creating.