Some of the most celebrated artists in history barely made enough to pay for their rent and were utterly unappreciated in their time.[1] More recent examples a

Some of the most celebrated artists in history barely made enough to pay for their rent and were utterly unappreciated in their time.[1] More recent examples abound in the music industry, in which you can be wildly successful, yet make less than what amounts to minimum wage.[2] The importance of art to understanding human condition cannot be understated. Yet, for whatever reason, societies by and large does not reward the people who produce it financially. There's certainly a lot wrong with our education system, but blaming it for the starving artist syndrome is unfair. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_gogh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_gogh [2] http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17 http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17