This is part of Aletta de Wal's 12-part series, Bust That “Starving Artist” Myth (and Eleven Others)
There is no shortage of artists producing very good work. I see lots of it every day. It takes more than just believing in yourself as an artist and creating good art to have an art business. The odds of being discovered are pretty slight. Don’t wait for this minuscule possibility. You must create the work that your audience will desire enough to buy it and display it in their homes and offices.
This is part of Aletta de Wal's 12-part series, Bust That “Starving Artist” Myth (and Eleven Others)
Artists who do not like to talk or write about their art insist that their work speaks for itself. If that were true, there would be no art critics, show catalogues or labels on museum walls. Aside from the art, people are interested in knowing more about the person who created it—and in this, you are the expert.
Art World Reality #9: You Speak for Your Art
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