What do you need to do to become a professional artist?
This page aims to provide some insights into the reality of the working life of the professional artist - that is everything that an artist needs to do and become good at BESIDES making art! |
There's a tendency to think of becoming an artist as boiling down to:
There's a LOT more to becoming an artist than simply being able to make art! |
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A very distinguished English artist said to me once: ‘I wonder what the art dealers of London would do if there were no art schools. They might have to support artists.’ And on the whole artists are in fact supported by the art schools. They have a life style which comes from having a regular income; if they are really diligent and committed to their quasi-social role they will end up with a pension. But so many of them have said to me: ‘But really you see it’s my work, I can’t stop teaching because I’ve got to pay for my studio and then I wouldn’t be able to travel and so on’. So life goes on. |
Despite her reputation as a free spirit, O’Keeffe thrived when her materials were meticulously organized and she stuck to a daily routine. |
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After lunch, Richter returns to his studio to work into the evening. ''I have always been structured,'' he explains. ''What has changed is the proportions. Now it is eight hours of paperwork and one of painting.'' |
The habit most commonly shared among artists is a commitment to answering emails first thing in the morning—and then not thinking about them again.
12 Habits of Highly Effective Artists
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It’s not business cards or high grades from high school or university, and it isn’t even the amount of time devoted to art. Many people don’t start their art careers as full-time artists, but instead hold down two jobs – one for the rent, and one for the love of it. |
40 individual perspectives on developing and maintaining a creative life - written as narratives, statements and interviews.
The content is insightful in relation to individual perspectives - but highly personalised and sometimes repetitive (in terms of similar points being made again and again) |
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Intellect Publication date: 30 Aug. 2013 |
From time to time various government and grant funding bodies take a look at the nature of the characteristics of artists - and the lives of working artists.
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Once upon a time famous artists and past masters were emerging artists learning how to be professional artists. Some learned better than others. More than a few enjoyed fame in their life time - but died in poverty.
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Flamboyant. Extravagant. Extroverted. Eccentric. Megalomaniac. Alcoholic. Sexually obsessed. Manic-depressive. Bohemian. There are as many stereotypes as there are anecdotes about famous artists. The inevitable intertwining of an artist’s colourful biography and aesthetic genius has provided fodder for scholarly speculation, populist fascination and plain, old-fashioned entertainment. Beyond the mere sensationalism, how important is persona in understanding an artist’s practice?
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