Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It propably amounts to what artists perceive is their "self-worth" and/or how desperate they are to either earn a living or be acknowledged as having some token worth which would serve to increase the appreciation of their own "self worth" over time...looking at the history of the most famous artists in the world, it seems that doing "what one loves most" comes with a sacrifice - ie. the value of many artists work only increased with value after their deaths, many lived in poverty throughout their whole life. I, too, would love nothing better than to "work as a fulltime photographer" for a living - the reality is - it is my profession as an accountant that provides the standard of living that allows me to do things like buying a Leica - so I think that is a sacrifice in itself - ie. getting up every day and doing "the duty work" - if I was able to get some pleasure out of selling any work, even at a reduced rate, it would making the getting out of bed as an accountant more of a pleasure. Karina > At 02:13 PM 3/11/02 -0800, you wrote: > > > I believe that a thing of beauty should be available to > >any or all who will appreciate it. > > > And the person who made that thing of beauty is supposed to make his/her > living how? Doctors are paid for their talent. Lawyers are paid for their > knowledge. Why not artists? > > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html