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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 Apr 2019
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      What interesting belief are you experimentally holding right now? Me: that I'm an artist.

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    2. Toby‏ @tobyshorin 22 Apr 2019
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      you should double down on this one Venkat

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 Apr 2019
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      I'm just trying to make sure I don't end up a *starving* artist. I like the idea of being a wealthy artist though

      3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
    4. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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      based on my current understanding of how the art industry works, you'll need to get a prestigious MFA (or equivalent clout) to have a chance at being a non-starving artist. perhaps you'd have more success as an art advisor or dealer

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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 Apr 2019
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      I'm not talking fine art particularly.

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    6. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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      If you're creating your own definition of art that doesn't fit into the fine arts artworld (or literature world, which is now overlaps a lot with the artworld), you're an "outsider artist" and while you might think of yourself as an artist and may have success, ...

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    7. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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      You will likely not have a significant effect on art during your lifetime. Obviously this is just my understanding of how these things work

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    8. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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      I'm 100% in support of holding the belief that one is an artist btw, just pointing out some potential frustrations that might occur when trying to be an artist publically

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    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 Apr 2019
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      I actually think of MFA types as bureaucrats who might sometimes rise to artist despite their formal insider status rather than because of it

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    10. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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      That's what I thought too, but I have been researching the art world intensely (as my day job for a startup) and have had a lot of trouble finding successful artists (as recognized by the art world) who don't have a prestigious art school

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 Apr 2019
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      I get that. I just don't think recognition by the art world is what makes someone an artist. And there's plenty of ways to make money while feeding artistic aspirations that don't involve relying on validation from that world so that correlation is also kinda spurious.

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        2. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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          As far as I can tell, trying to successfully do art without an arts education and validation from the art world is like trying to start a tech business without an eng/biz education and no contact with the world of angels / VC

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        3. Patrick Steadman‏ @ptsteadman 22 Apr 2019
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          You might pull it off, but you'll starve first, socially or literally

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