I was just thinking about many of the great or famous artists that we know today, and how many of them began their art careers in poverty, desperately poor, living hand to mouth, struggling to just get by each day, struggling to sell their artwork. Yes, many of them eventually became rich and famous later on in their life or their art career, but many of them never became achieved success or fame in their lifetime, and they struggled through their whole life as artists, never finding the success that they craved.
Even Picasso, who became an insanely rich artist while he was alive, had humble beginnings in the poor district of Montmartre in Paris, and perhaps sometimes did not know where his next meal would come from. It’s even said that he sometimes paid for his food by drawing a sketch which he exchanged for food, because he had no actual money. Usually, when we think about these types of world-famous artists and their expensive lavish lifestyles, we forget their humble beginnings. Often times, many of us artists today go through periods in our life where we struggle to survive in society, sometimes desperately poor, but holding onto the dream that someday, if we’re persistent with our art career, we too may be blessed to live a life of wealth and luxury, while still being able to maintain our integrity as artists, and continuing to produce artwork into our old age, like Picasso did, for example. Or even if we never become rich and famous artists, we still hope that we can live a modest (or even luxury) lifestyle sustained by our passion for art. Some of us artists might start out poor, or go through hard times, but it does not mean that it always has to be that way. By holding onto our dreams as artists, and developing higher levels of skill in business (because a successful art career is really a business anyway), and believing in ourselves even when no one else does, there is a decent chance that we can carve out a highly successful life or career as an artist, and (if the stars and planets are aligned) even become a millionaire. Who knows? Anything is possible when we passionately follow our dreams. Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of this topic, and whether you aspire to become a millionaire artist yourself. I'll see you again in the next blog post my friend ... Chris Zanetti. Full-time prolific working artist.
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Wow, what an amazing guy! Do I like his artwork? No, not at all. In fact, I think his art terrible. I do however love this guy for his artistic spirit, his honesty, and his passion for creating art. Okay, okay, maybe his art is not so bad. I guess we have to admire his commitment to his own unique and original style. I seriously like Basquiat for the person he was. Owning his style in the face of constant criticism. I've said before that I'm not a great fan of Picasso's art, but I do love Picasso the artist. Anyone who has insane passion and is super-prolific (and achieves great success) in the art world, well, let's just say that I have great respect for them. I found this AMAZING video of Basquiat on YouTube, and I highly recommend all artists watch it, no matter their style. Trust me ... watch it ... and thank me later. Okay, so you watched the video. Inspired? Motivated? I was!!! Basquiat's energy and enthusiasm is incredible! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of Basquiat, and what you thought of the video. I'll see you again in the next blog post my friend ... Chris Zanetti. Full-time prolific working artist. Most artists misunderstand the art market. They may produce great artwork, but if the price point is not set correctly for the customer/buyer and they haven’t done enough marketing/promoting to allow potential buyers to even know about their artwork in the first place, then as artists, they will inevitably suffer, with low sales, which in turn may hurt their confidence or self-esteem, and over time, they will lose motivation and just give up on the dream of becoming a full-time professional artist. Yes, it’s sad, but from my own research, I know it to be the case for perhaps over 98% of artists in the world. And those artists that do ‘fail’ in the art world, just accept that art will forever be just a hobby for them, and never a way to make sufficient enough money to support them with a full-time income. Now let’s consider the 1% or 2% of artists that do have successful art careers. It’s almost always the artist’s who have a certain talent for art (they don’t have to be great artists), and are business savvy (and who have an excellent grasp or understanding of the art market), who are able to carve out not only a lucrative career in the art world, but who are often able to earn substantial amounts (even millions of dollars) as a reward for their ability to fuse their art talent with their business acumen, and become ‘big hitters’ in the art world, in terms of their income. Of course, you are welcome to disagree with me on this. Let us know your thoughts on this topic by leaving a comment below. I'll see you again in the next blog post my friend ... Chris Zanetti. |
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