You’ve met people like that, right? Folks with the drive and the talent to make art… and without the business sense that God gave a Goose. I’ve met a few. And a few more. I’ve bought work from a couple of them. I’ve been given art by at least two. See? No business sense.
There is the school of ‘art for the sake of art’ and they don’t teach you how to make/do art for a living. Those clueless souls I feel sorry for. At least when I gave it a pass the fellow in charge taught you how to make a living at it… the dude above I call a ‘puppy’… you fed it once, it will keep coming back, sometimes to the point of restraining order… poor Nikki.
“Or, just leave half an uneaten sandwich by the door when you close the shop.”
I specifically say in my ads that I don’t work for ‘exposure’. Exposure I got, give me your money. And if you want concept drawings to figure out what you don’t like, you’re buying that too.
Exposure? Doing award ribbons and such I also do bridal decorations. Here they have quinceanera parties. One week I had eight families show up in five days trying to get me to make sets of 24 pew bows FOR FREE for ‘exposure’. $2500-4000 a set (and me pay for the fresh flowers to go on them). Also, they wanted them like tomorrow (it will take six weeks minimum, I have to order the materials then make them). A few tried to ask me to ‘sponsor’ their daughter which is normally a great honor but in this case was a shakedown as I didn’t know them or the daughter before ten minutes ago. I finally went to the Padre, he had some WORDS with everyone and shut it down. He reminds everyone early every spring about this… A lot think an artist should work for free… No, they have a right to eat too!
And to think that my college adviser gave me a funny look when I majored in art with a minor in business.
That was the guy that took over the department when I was nearing finish. We clashed a lot and I had to get the dean to intervene. Got him fired too. Too many artists never learned the rest of the job… sigh. I actually had a lot of engineering when I switched to art (sick of calculus). Got me access to a lot of equipment in other departments. Only way to go.
Yeah the Typical clueless artist. I met quite a few I will admit that.
Me too. I’m not sure to pity them or feed them. “Support the Arts, Feed an Artist.” I have a feeling that Nikki may have a time getting rid of her Puppy there. She fed him once…
Maybe through Paste the dude can score again, print up a logo/background that SportsMart will buy for $35 and then plaster all over the universe on branded merchandise and make a killing?
Little bit of ‘low brain sugar theatre’, with that guy
Aw Greg, I see your capitalist slip showing…
Ya think? Gimme a few more cartoons and, as usual, I’ll say something completely different.
But only because we outguess you sometimes or are even more devious in the comments. 😉 Can’t wait…heh.
LOL
And at the other end of the spectrum are those without talent who con folks into buying or sponsoring their creations.
Yep. That’s why sometimes you just have to have a good stiff drink. (milkshakes work too)
Late 90’s lived in tourist trap heaven, and some guy tossed a fit because he couldn’t land a Federal Endowment For The Arts Grant to do his ‘art’ (picture of Jesus on the cross in a pan of urine for example) and had a rant across the papers. Someone wrote back and said there are 57 galleries in the phone book, numerous fairs and street events year around, if the guy couldn’t sell his art; he better figure out how to. Nobody owed him to make his art. The writer also said you can’t force me to pay for your art (aka the grant). If you can’t make a living selling art maybe you need to take a job instead of whine. I wish I could find my copy of that editorial reply. I heard the guy moved to California (at least they had better social services dole to sponge off of at that time)
or maybe let me do the back room in exchange for some coffee you want paitning yes or no