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.
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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. When Picasso was a young man, before he became famous, he took some pretty big risks in his life. Not only did he leave the security of a good future as a respected traditional artist in Spain, but he even moved to a whole new country, France, where he did not even know the language. He was following his nose, his natural intuition. Yes, he did aspire to become a great artist, but not the type of artist that his father had envisioned for him. Picasso, as a young man, not only wanted to become a great artist, but he wanted to become the greatest. I think we can learn something from Picasso’s risk-taking. Perhaps at that time, in Picasso’s eyes, he did not consider them to be risks. Perhaps his self-assurance and self-confidence were so great that he believed, at every step of the way, that he would achieve great success in his artistic career, therefore the risk element was minimal. Or maybe he did not think in a calculated way at all, but rather just followed his heart’s desire, leading him to Paris, and to make a name for himself as one of the greatest artists of all time. Let me get straight to the point of what I’m attempting to say in this blog post. I believe that if we truly want huge success in our life, whether it be as an artist, or any other career, then perhaps we seriously need to consider taking a leap of faith in the direction that we feel would take us closer to that success. I won’t speak specifically here, because everyone desires different things in life, and success is largely a subjective thing. However, if we know in our heart that we’re desperate for success, or even destined for success, then I believe we should take risks in life so that we may have a better chance of capturing the success that we see for ourselves in our minds eye. Picasso took risks, leaving the security of his family, and moving to France, and because of it, he became who we know him as today. Perhaps we, with trust and self-confidence in ourselves, can do the same, and by doing so, achieve great success for ourselves, and create the life of our dreams. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts and ideas on this topic. I'll see you again in the next blog post my friend ... Chris Zanetti. Welcome to my first official blog post. Let me tell you a little about myself. I'm an artist and writer, with incredible drive and ambition to become world-famous. I want to make an impact in the world. Life is too short for allowing opportunity to pass by. My philosophy in life is to 'go big or go home', which explains why I intend to become the most prolific artist that has ever lived.
I love to push and challenge myself, to do greater, to be greater. I believe we should strive to have the best possible life imaginable. Why settle for less? As artists (and as humans), life continually throws challenges at us, and we must do our best to continually overcome these challenges. I have much I want to write about and share with you, not only about striving to become a super-successful artist, but more so, about sculpting a super-successful life. Each of us has the potential for greatness in life. Will you be one of the few in this world who achieves that greatness? I'll see you again in the next blog post my friend ... Chris Zanetti. |
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