[-empyre-] Territory/workvs.labor

["Patrick Lichty" <voyd@voyd.com>]

BTW, I'm very amused at one thing:
In the late 90's, there was an almost idyllic sense of comaraderie, but with
the introduction of recognition (read: fame/fortune), just watch the fur
fly.

It's actually a little embarrassing.

Not all of us can be Tom Cruise, and in regards to the funding by
galleries/museums, think about our comrades in the recording industry who
get shafted royally every day _under contract_.  We're getting a much better
deal than they are.  Few contracts, no promises.

Me? I'm content to be Clark Kent.

Work vs. labor:
there has been some talk about the huge investiture of time into works for
little return.  This makes me think that there is something askew here.
Methinks that wither the individual should be able to find a less complex
method of expressing the same concept or understand that they are doing it
for personal satisfaction, and not feel entitled for the art world to
support it.

John, I know that you might snack me for this, but we'll talk about this in
person, I'm sure. I know where you're coming from.

But I think that we as artists expect this to be a prfoession, then we have
the obligation to act like professionals, and understand what our market's
going to bear, and what that market actually is.

<y problem is that if I let the marketing logistics takes the fore, my work
suffers, and vice versa.

It's tough.