Jaytb Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 I'm one of those artist types, I guess. I'm not disgruntled or concerned about "not being recognized" though. I'm more of a 'tradesman' artist though in that my field is in graphic design. I see my work around town here on tee shirts, billboards, on letterhead and business cards (logos, for example), and stuff like that. But it isn't the type of thing that people will ever look at and appreciate as 'art' so much as they will see it for what it is supposed to do: advertise a cause, or build a brand. At least your art is useful. lol. I saw one guy try to sell a bunch of steel rulers he welded together. I thought to myself "wow, now a bunch of useful things are rendered useless." Ok I should be quiet now, my gf buys stuff like that lol
threebyfate Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 At least your art is useful. lol. I saw one guy try to sell a bunch of steel rulers he welded together. I thought to myself "wow, now a bunch of useful things are rendered useless." Ok I should be quiet now, my gf buys stuff like that lolEach steel ruler measures a stage within human lives, hence a full sculpture is equivalent to one human life. Reliant on how he's welded them together, will represent what kind of person he's trying to portray. Really deep and meaningful art. And yes, I made that shyte up!
Art_Critic Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 but success in the art world has a lot to do with connections and other variables. In the Art world you are only as good as your last job.. period...
Jaytb Posted December 5, 2009 Posted December 5, 2009 Each steel ruler measures a stage within human lives, hence a full sculpture is equivalent to one human life. Reliant on how he's welded them together, will represent what kind of person he's trying to portray. Really deep and meaningful art. And yes, I made that shyte up! oh. My mind was all "lolwut" while reading that. The sculpture didn't really look like anything. It looked just like a bunch of rulers welded together in random directions. Actually they might have been T-squares, I don't remember. Thinking about it it might be a good idea for an architecture school, (my university has one, for instance) just as a decoration in a building. Well I don't know, when I look at art, "don't quit your day job" comes to my mind. lol. Though some art is actually really good, it's just they usually charge so much for the good stuff and the only stuff I can afford is a wallet size picture they drew.
Sam Spade Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 To be clear, I'm not suggesting a math nerd as some kind of an ideal towards which young people should strive for. The problem is that we, as a society, have lost all sense of balance and are putting way too much emphasis on artistic self-expression. In the past, the human ideal was to be a Renaissance Man - someone who is well versed in both arts and sciences and is athletic to boot. Nowadays, the idols that young people worship are dysfunctional 'performance artists'. I agree with that, and it is probably a a consequence of the horrible boomer parenting - "you're special" . The result is a whole generation that thinks that they are entitled to opinions (or self-expression) and that the world HAS to listen to it. Since, of course, the outlets for true art are limited and fiercely competitive, the inevitable result is an actual "class" of hack-artists that dabble in producing crap .
InThis305 Posted December 6, 2009 Posted December 6, 2009 i'm a real artist since I was young, and I have real real talent, at least I believe. Music has been the main thing on my mind and all I've really focused on since I was little. I feel like Im one of the few out here who arent faking and are really in the game because we almost have no choice... its what we do. The only way I can tell to really define these people like me are certain things like intelligence, and "vibe".
Author Johnny M Posted December 7, 2009 Author Posted December 7, 2009 Where I live in downtown Toronto, there's a huge concentration of aspiring musicians, writers, film makers, actors and directors who get by working in the service industry making my coffee and pouring my beer. They're willing to spend their last dollar on eating out and entertainment so they keep the economy humming along nicely. I get the feeling sometimes that so long as the girlfriend keeps on putting out and they can get free drinks from their bartender friends, there's not a care in the world, but I do have to wonder at what age the reality check sets in. The girl who romanticizes the fact that you're a struggling artist in your 20's is not going to feel the same way indefinitely. I live in downtown Toronto as well and this is precisely the type of people I was talking about. I can't help but wonder what their lives will be once they are past 30. One would think that being a university-educated, middle-aged waiter or shoe salesperson is not exactly what you'd call a bright future.
Author Johnny M Posted December 7, 2009 Author Posted December 7, 2009 Not all of us that you see want the materialistic 'professional' life and not all of us really care if we are recognized or not for what we do. Some of us just like living this life and getting by happily in our own "artist" sort of way. My boyfriend is the same - he's a comic book writer and artist on the side, but he works with me at the bookstore. He owns his own house, has a modest car, and together we are building an "artist" life together. We aren't a couple of twenty somethings - I am nearly forty and he is forty-two. My post was not about advocating a materialistic, professional lifestyle. We've got too much materialism in our society as it is, but that's a different issue.
LucreziaBorgia Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 We've got too much materialism in our society as it is As they say here in the south "say you right, brother!" I can certainly agree with that.
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