Chapter One~Second Assignment

This was another long, but informational chapter. In a nut shell this chapter was about how there are tons of artist out there, but only a few get where they want to be successfully. How could I do that? Well the book gives certain steps for along the way. It’s a cruel world out there. Not everyone can like your work. You will be turned down several times before you get anywhere. The Art world changes in the blink of an eye. How can one artist keep up with that? The chapter gives a diagram called, “Art World Ladder of Success.” It broke down the steps. For Exhibition spaces, the chapter reviewed the different types of places that you could be able to show your artwork. I read one quote in here that made me think. “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”-Eden Phillpotts. I just liked the quote simply because people are capable of many things, but as this country sets more laws and religion is such a big deal….people lose their identity and uniqueness to put their creative minds at work because there are so many boundaries. Another thing the chapter talked about was about art critics. Basically it’s just a person’s opinion, and another critic could say the exact opposite. Everyone is a critic in my opinion, it’s just reading them and giving them what they want….so they say what you want them to say.