I read the previous discussion, by the way great topic, and It seams to me that art is going trough sort of rough time, everywhere. Since I live in small country, where culture is put in lowest level, thanks to lack of money but also state politic is making more and more zombies, here art sales are hard. As much as you make art that has some background, it is hard as hell..It looks to me that brands became art today..There are exceptions, but somehow this example of couple more easily spending money for dinner, is a good example of art position nowadays.
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@jungwatercolor, it's definitely not easy for art and artists these day. We have roughly 50 artists "on the books" at our gallery and out of them only three (that I can think of) actually make enough of a living from their art to not have taken full-time jobs as bookkeepers, waiters, store clerks and so on.
Sort of following up on these thoughts in my subsequent post, if you feel inclined to look at it.
Well, I must admit, now that I read what you wrote about artists with day jobs, I fell little easier, since despite my art degree, I have daytime job also, and it hasn't any connection with art...but Also it makes me sad, since I thought that only in my country is tuff...sorry to hear that..but I believe we will survive...beauty will save the world...call me an optimist :)