07-23-2019, 11:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-23-2019, 01:42 PM by HearDontListen.)
Shannon, thank you so much for taking the time to write this response. You are a wise man for sure.
I purchased UMS on 7/13 and have been using it since then.
I guess the reason I conflate art with potential lack of monetary success is because for me, art does not have monetary success as the goal; rather the completed work is the goal in itself with the artist hopefully being satisfied he was able to express what he wanted to (or at least somewhat satisfied as "art is never finished, only abandoned.)" Please do not get wrong, I do not romanticize the "starving artist" at all. Monetary wealth is awesome, great, wonderful, health-inducing and poverty sucks.
But I don't think an artist should think about or be motivated by money when creating the work, for it to be true to them. He has to do his own thing completely 100% and if it sells that's wonderful. More then wonderful. He should really thank to universe that he can create exactly what he wanted to and also get paid to do so. Even better if he can see people appreciating it in some way. Immense gratitude is in order to be able to lead such a life.
Your post has inspired me though and I think I know what I need to do, which is stay true to art, but work my ass off to find the right buyer(s) when complete and not stop until I do. There are 8 billion people out there, so there must be people who find value in my work, its part of my job to find them. I must treat the art as a business when its complete and that's probably the part I dread.
Art is a risk, but I believe that's part of what makes it great.
I also agree that wealth is not just money - not even close, and that is one of the reasons for my post. I find great wealth in being able to create what I feel is meaningful work among many other things. But I hear you -- why not be able to sell it? There is no reason other then a self-limiting belief.
I purchased UMS on 7/13 and have been using it since then.
I guess the reason I conflate art with potential lack of monetary success is because for me, art does not have monetary success as the goal; rather the completed work is the goal in itself with the artist hopefully being satisfied he was able to express what he wanted to (or at least somewhat satisfied as "art is never finished, only abandoned.)" Please do not get wrong, I do not romanticize the "starving artist" at all. Monetary wealth is awesome, great, wonderful, health-inducing and poverty sucks.
But I don't think an artist should think about or be motivated by money when creating the work, for it to be true to them. He has to do his own thing completely 100% and if it sells that's wonderful. More then wonderful. He should really thank to universe that he can create exactly what he wanted to and also get paid to do so. Even better if he can see people appreciating it in some way. Immense gratitude is in order to be able to lead such a life.
Your post has inspired me though and I think I know what I need to do, which is stay true to art, but work my ass off to find the right buyer(s) when complete and not stop until I do. There are 8 billion people out there, so there must be people who find value in my work, its part of my job to find them. I must treat the art as a business when its complete and that's probably the part I dread.
Art is a risk, but I believe that's part of what makes it great.
I also agree that wealth is not just money - not even close, and that is one of the reasons for my post. I find great wealth in being able to create what I feel is meaningful work among many other things. But I hear you -- why not be able to sell it? There is no reason other then a self-limiting belief.
