The Tension Between Art and Money - More To That
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The Tension Between Art and Money - More To That
“At the same time, art cannot be understood in terms of purpose. As the sculptor Charles Ray has said, art is “for absolutely nothing.” To make, or experience, art is to enter a kind of free zone; it slows us down, places us in some epistemological estuary, takes us into the wild. We make art from our flaws, fragilities, perversities, from our need
... See moreArt and the artist both suffer most when the artist gets too heavy, too focused on results.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
“The other kind of growth.” This is a title idea for an essay or book on the challenge of a Kunstlerroman (a story about a developing artist) within the high-pressure and incentive-warped landscape of the Internet. This came after reading a few pages on “The Death of the Artist” (or something like that) which featured an honest interview with Austi
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as much as art needs money, money also needs art. The popes and kings of the world are indebted to artists for preserving their legacies via portraits and tombs and all kinds of art. Art and business have always needed each other and worked together over the years. The world we live in today is the result of such a timeless marriage.
Jeff Goins • Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
