Freedom Is Expensive
November 3rd, 2009 - New York, NY
New Blog article by New York artist Antonio Estevez talks about his recent radio interview and gives 4 reasons why its not easy to make a living as an artist (excerpt below)
Freedom is expensive. Especially for artists. The freedom to create without bounds, without fear, but with confidence and a hunger to be truly, wholly original while living in a society that doesn't hold most artists in any high regard. It doesn't just cost money (supplies, contest fees, studio fees, commissions). There are many things that are more expensive than money: time finding one's style, isolation from friends and family while working on projects, loss of self-respect, confidence when failure looms.
In a recent radio interview I did with Christopher Schieman of DonkeyWeed.net, he asked me about my thoughts on why the "art industry" has not become as popularized as other industries such as movies and music. I only had about 2 minutes to answer the question and, in my opinion, did a fairly crappy job. So I'm going to use my blog as a platform to redeem my stuttering, Foghorn Leghorn rooster of a performance and delve into this meaty subject.
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