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I think this article suffers from a lack of understanding of what exactly artists do, and how they become successful. From several of the excellent replies, luc
by barkingcat 14y ago
I think this article suffers from a lack of understanding of what exactly artists do, and how they become successful. From several of the excellent replies, luck does have something to do with it, but just because the OP doesn't understand the skill put into getting a gig or putting on a successful spoken word performance piece, for example, doesn't mean that an artist is just "lucky" to be successful.
Lots of armchair handwaving here.
- barkingcat 14y agoThere is also another factor: allowing yourself to be lucky. While I can not attribute my experience to be anything like an artist's, I find that at least for myself, my artistic endeavors are much more successful when I am open to types of creativity different from mine. Working with other people and allowing their art to change my art, but at the same time holding onto the kernel that my art is about results in more opportunities to "catch that particularly important editor's eye" or to become more "lucky" so to speak.