I did 10 years as a professional artist, it was the hardest I ever worked in my life, and in the end I gave it up because despite winning awards and having collectors around the world after becoming very good at it, it is very hard to manage and maintain an actual art business in a world that doesn’t take art very seriously, especially with rising costs of things like healthcare and general goods needed to produce work.
There’s a reason why when you go to a fine art museum half of the most famous works and most beautiful pieces that changed the culture of art and even our perception of the world, were made by people who died in abject poverty.
It’s wild we read stories like that and say “Wow that’s a shame, I wish we could have given that artist the accolades and support they needed to survive and know how important they were for the world.” But the moment someone says “Maybe we should support artists” suddenly it’s hand-wringing and whinging about “factory workers.”
This isn’t a question if Ireland’s policy makes you feel good or bad, it’s a question whether or not you think there should be art in the world at all and what you’re willing to accept or change or pay to have that world with actual art in it.
You make it seem like I am against artists when I am for everybody, including artists. Don’t be so angry because you weren’t financially successful in your chosen field. Lots of people don’t make it. Some would say art is suffering and the masters were compelled. My hand-wringing is about imbalance. Find peace my friend, we are all artists.
If you’re actually advocating for fairness and things like universal basic income or even social safety nets, the worst way to do it is to whine like a wounded banshee when one segment or demographic gets it and you don’t, that’s been the number one way all of these programs have been shot down in history.
If it’s successful and helps the country’s economics and quality of life, it will expand, it should be encouraged, not immediately have rocks thrown at it from frustrated people going “why not me?”
Figure out what you actually want and how we get there, and decide if you think you can get everything you want all at once, or if we need to build things to get there.
We are most certainly not all artists, the 2020’s have taught me that much.
Don’t be so angry because you weren’t financially successful in your chosen field
Terrible reading comprehension, I am angry at your whinging against an objectively good advancement, I am not an artist anymore and have no stake in this. I referenced being an artist because I know how unfair the field is and how unappreciated it is by people who have never taken the time to learn shit about art or don’t consider it a real career because they don’t take time to notice how much of their lives have been designed by professional and freelance artists.
All I got was the name calling and anger. I’m not too bright though so I’m sure lots went over my head. I’m almost positive it’s a very good, well thought out, reasonable screed. My comment was an off the cuff quip, try gaining a little perspective.
I did 10 years as a professional artist, it was the hardest I ever worked in my life, and in the end I gave it up because despite winning awards and having collectors around the world after becoming very good at it, it is very hard to manage and maintain an actual art business in a world that doesn’t take art very seriously, especially with rising costs of things like healthcare and general goods needed to produce work.
There’s a reason why when you go to a fine art museum half of the most famous works and most beautiful pieces that changed the culture of art and even our perception of the world, were made by people who died in abject poverty.
It’s wild we read stories like that and say “Wow that’s a shame, I wish we could have given that artist the accolades and support they needed to survive and know how important they were for the world.” But the moment someone says “Maybe we should support artists” suddenly it’s hand-wringing and whinging about “factory workers.”
This isn’t a question if Ireland’s policy makes you feel good or bad, it’s a question whether or not you think there should be art in the world at all and what you’re willing to accept or change or pay to have that world with actual art in it.
You make it seem like I am against artists when I am for everybody, including artists. Don’t be so angry because you weren’t financially successful in your chosen field. Lots of people don’t make it. Some would say art is suffering and the masters were compelled. My hand-wringing is about imbalance. Find peace my friend, we are all artists.
If you’re actually advocating for fairness and things like universal basic income or even social safety nets, the worst way to do it is to whine like a wounded banshee when one segment or demographic gets it and you don’t, that’s been the number one way all of these programs have been shot down in history.
If it’s successful and helps the country’s economics and quality of life, it will expand, it should be encouraged, not immediately have rocks thrown at it from frustrated people going “why not me?”
Figure out what you actually want and how we get there, and decide if you think you can get everything you want all at once, or if we need to build things to get there.
We are most certainly not all artists, the 2020’s have taught me that much.
Terrible reading comprehension, I am angry at your whinging against an objectively good advancement, I am not an artist anymore and have no stake in this. I referenced being an artist because I know how unfair the field is and how unappreciated it is by people who have never taken the time to learn shit about art or don’t consider it a real career because they don’t take time to notice how much of their lives have been designed by professional and freelance artists.
All I got was the name calling and anger. I’m not too bright though so I’m sure lots went over my head. I’m almost positive it’s a very good, well thought out, reasonable screed. My comment was an off the cuff quip, try gaining a little perspective.