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WHO IS A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST?
How do you measure the success of an artist? There are various criteria to do that. Here are some:
* There are artists who just concentrate on creating hundreds of art pieces without
giving much importance to quality.
* There are artists whose works are only a few but all of those are master pieces.
* There are artists who create great works and are appreciated by the whole world. But
they won't be able to sell much of their work in their life times.
* Then there are artists who sell lots of their work even though their work is not good and
criticized by experts. Well you need to be a marketing maverick to do that. Not all artists
are good at marketing. Otherwise you need to have Charles Saatchis to become Damien
Hursts.
* And there are a few who have the right blend of everything.
Which of the above standards do you think can be considered the best to judge that an artist is good?
* There are artists who just concentrate on creating hundreds of art pieces without
giving much importance to quality.
* There are artists whose works are only a few but all of those are master pieces.
* There are artists who create great works and are appreciated by the whole world. But
they won't be able to sell much of their work in their life times.
* Then there are artists who sell lots of their work even though their work is not good and
criticized by experts. Well you need to be a marketing maverick to do that. Not all artists
are good at marketing. Otherwise you need to have Charles Saatchis to become Damien
Hursts.
* And there are a few who have the right blend of everything.
Which of the above standards do you think can be considered the best to judge that an artist is good?
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on
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Thanks, Minnie, for your puzzled answer! All artists will have to answer the Q. whether they are satisfied or not
with their work & success they achieved. I have my answers ready but still I want all my friends to give their opinions before I reveal mine.
Krishna
Minnie W. Shuler said:If a picture is worth a thousand words, maybe you can determine the most successful piece of art by the number of words it generates...but then I guess you'd leave out all of those that just show 'love'. I do not know what measures the success of an artist, certainly not money; talent is not an objective criteria...who is to say what is great talent; popularity? after how many years? It is a much too subjective to pin down for me. I suppose those artists whose work seems to complete them...something I guess that can't be judged. Nice question.
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Permalink Reply by Theonesoul on
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To be an artist means, to feel it , to see it and to express it .....
And the one who is happy for what he has done whether the world has accepted or not is the most successful artist...
In Gratitude ,
theonesoul
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What do people understand under Success is the question.
Where does success start and where does it end?
The worth of success is different to Human to Human and therefore u just cannot say or judge who is successful or who not
BECAUSE...
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
Abraham Lincoln
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Reply by Netta Yudkevich 20 hours ago
A successful artist, probably, is the one, who has the right blend of everything:
Virtuosity of the technique;
An idea, or a concept, valuable intellectually;
Exceptional aesthetic sense;
Marketing abilities; After all the, greatest artist of the 20ieth century – Salvador Dali called himself “a genius of advertisement”.
Of cause, one can be a great artist, and not very successful, because of the lack of these marketing abilities, but I would like to name few contemporary artists that have it all: Odd Nerdrum, David Salle for example.
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Reply by Danial Six 18 hours ago
What a great question. And one that I am not sure has just one answer, but multiple answers. For any artist whether novice or professional is each unique. from their own personal style of painting to their personality with social connections with those around them. I have friends who all fit at least one of the four descriptions you gave. And each one is their based on different circumstances in their lives. I have a friend who is so good at talking with people, he could sell you your own blood! But can't sell all his paintings to save his life. And he is happy with that. As is my friend who is so introverted that he can't even hold a conversation with you for more than 10 minutes. And he even admits that his art is not a quality he likes. But they sell...a lot! So who's right and who’s wrong?...The artist who doesn't first and foremost enjoy the purity of creating his expression of art. I have always taught that a great painter is the one who just wants to paint first. who sits back after each one and say's, "This is so great to take my hands and do this to a blank canvass." That’s why it is called the joy of painting. A joy unique in its own right. But to find an artist who has just that right balance of all that it takes is a rare find. In the end an artist is enjoyed most by those who enjoy his art for what they see in it. And the wonderful thing about art, is no two people will ever see the same thing. What a great mystery.
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Reply by Margaret Ann Matich-Kaney 56 minutes ago
As artists each of us has to answer that question on a personal level.
Is it success to create master pieces and sell them only when a collector
compensates you fairly for the quality of the work - yes.
Is it success to create great work and be appreciated by the world, yet sell very little in your lifetime - yes. That is the traditional fine art world. The art world is changing drastically and I believe as it evolves, we will start to see artists who create masterpieces sell their work in their
lifetimes.
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Permalink Reply by alpana rathod on
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A sucessful artist would be one who is able to express feelings in varied shades through his or her work of art.The piece of work should speak for itself so that people understand it in its truest form.
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Reply by Zhenlian 54 minutes ago
Nowadays, art has become in fact something like a commercial product, it needs to be packaged and propaganded , and behind these efforts are money and social connections. In the game of commercialisation, an artist can be advocated to the level of a star by all the tactics of advertising and socializing, does an artist want to be a star or an artist? If a person starts painting with the vision of a 'star' in front of him, the purity of his quality as an artist is in someway tarnished, because he sees only money and fame, the commercial art world is becoming a reflection of the holywood movie world . Last year I received a gorgeous proposal from a certain art producer company who said that they will spend a lot of effort to make me into an international art star. I was totally dazzaled by such a proposal and I was not sure what all this meant, might be it was a joke! so I asked a lot of questions which frustrated the person who gave me this proposal, he was even angry with me and stopped all future connections. I have the impressions that he was so unhappy with me that he called me names, he was calling me anything but artist. In fact, I don't mind personally if I am an artist or a star as long as my paintings can sell and bring me incomes.
My artistic ability is a God-given gift which should be shared and not hoarded, I paint for joy and for pleasure, also I go to my canvas for a sort of escape, creating art can transport me to another world, it has become a rewarding leisure, it helps me forget my loneliness, if somebody buys my paintings, it is as if he is buying my loneliness, of course I am happy if my painting sells. But becoming a star is not my 'vision'
In my opinion there are no standards can be considered the best to judge that an artist is good or less good. As long as you enjoy doing your painting and that your painting can make people happy, you are successful!
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Permalink Reply by Prince Freakasso on
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A true painter is a madman,far flung from sanitys' shores.He never cares for what someone else thinks about his art he just paints.Whats art anyway?Five hundred years ago Da Vinci painted the 'Mona Lisa'.It may be the worlds best-known piece of art.No one would ever probably think of wondering whether it is art.In any case what's so great about it?Whats all the hoopla about?
On the other end of the spectrum,you'd probably be surprised if someone told you that a couple of stripes painted on some wall was art.A lot of times,when other people call something art,your first reaction very well may be"but that's not art!" Or even if you were gracious enough to admit it was art,you'd probably say it was bad art.
There's no doubt that there's a lot of bad art around.But before we conclude that a work is bad art(or perhaps isn't art at all),we have to know what language it's in. When an artist invents a new way of expressing himself,it takes some time to"understand it".
After all one wouldn't appreciate French poetry if one didn't understand the language.But even if you did understand it,whats the big deal? I guess thats something only the viewer can judge for himself.The best advice may be to take your time.Look closely.And don't be too bothered about what others say or think,even if they may be so-called "experts".They may think they know a lot about art,but tell you what your feelings are.In a capsule "One must listen to his heartbeat.Not the public artbeat"......PRINCE
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Very true, Prince.
Prince Freakasso said:A true painter is a madman,far flung from sanitys' shores.He never cares for what someone else thinks about his art he just paints.Whats art anyway?Five hundred years ago Da Vinci painted the 'Mona Lisa'.It may be the worlds best-known piece of art.No one would ever probably think of wondering whether it is art.In any case what's so great about it?Whats all the hoopla about?
On the other end of the spectrum,you'd probably be surprised if someone told you that a couple of stripes painted on some wall was art.A lot of times,when other people call something art,your first reaction very well may be"but that's not art!" Or even if you were gracious enough to admit it was art,you'd probably say it was bad art.
There's no doubt that there's a lot of bad art around.But before we conclude that a work is bad art(or perhaps isn't art at all),we have to know what language it's in. When an artist invents a new way of expressing himself,it takes some time to"understand it".
After all one wouldn't appreciate French poetry if one didn't understand the language.But even if you did understand it,whats the big deal? I guess thats something only the viewer can judge for himself.The best advice may be to take your time.Look closely.And don't be too bothered about what others say or think,even if they may be so-called "experts".They may think they know a lot about art,but tell you what your feelings are.In a capsule "One must listen to his heartbeat.Not the public artbeat"......PRINCE
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Permalink Reply by Karen Conine on
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Everyone is a great artist to someone. Art is in the mind of the beholder. What one may like the other may not.
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