Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Greg, Absolutely. I suppose if you have reached your 40's and have still not cracked "the big time", earning big bucks doing "what you love most", it may be time to reconsider a career change. Karina > Hi Karina, > > Most artists I know, I share a building/studio with about twenty of > them, perceive their self-worth as putting food on the table every day > and paying the rent and/or mortgage on time. Easier to do when your > young, hell even I could sleep on the floor quite well when I was in my > twenties. > > Regards, > > Greg > > kiklaas@iinet.net.au wrote: > > >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 > > > > > -- > 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