What I learned from 200+ hours of researching highly successful artists
let’s break this down.
as an artist, you have creative superpowers. these are your gifts. truly acknowledge it, see it, be grateful for it. be proud of it, instead of constantly second-guessing yourself. don’t take it for granted or feel awkward around friends with money — or feel like your creativity/sensitivity can be an alienating barrier... See more
as an artist, you have creative superpowers. these are your gifts. truly acknowledge it, see it, be grateful for it. be proud of it, instead of constantly second-guessing yourself. don’t take it for granted or feel awkward around friends with money — or feel like your creativity/sensitivity can be an alienating barrier... See more
Kening Zhu • the guiding question to build wealth as an artist — kening zhu
What you see in the biographies of great artists, great writers, great anything is that they are good at figuring out where the vectors align. They are able to keep track of their values and be attuned to themselves, and at the same time be cold-headed about how the world works: not shaping themselves to fit the world, but figuring out how to... See more
Henrik Karlsson • 6 Lessons I Learned Working at an Art Gallery
Being a full time creative: A pain or a privilege? The profession of working in the arts can seem a disappointing spectacle. Along the lines of history, the side strip is paved with names of the so-called starving and tortured artists and those of posthumous fame. The stereotype remains that artists have to have a comfortable fortune or know an... See more
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