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Contrary to Popular Belief, It Takes A Village

More often than not, the underlying vision behind a great piece of art – a photo, a film, a painting, a play, a whatever – comes from a single source. Dostoevsky hatched the vision for The Brothers Karamozov, Andreas Gursky for his huge surreal images, Warhol for his Brillo boxes.

But in almost every case, making art, sharing it, selling it, giving it wings, and cultivating it’s adoption throughout popular culture requires that the creative piece touch a lot of hands. Fans, gallerists, DP’s, agents, Creative Directors, lawyers, assistants, partners, editors…the list goes on.

Generally speaking we are pros at one thing. And a most professional approach to making art and sending it out into the world is that you recognize this, recognize other professionals for what they bring to the table, and treat them with respect and appreciation. Gone are the days when people will work with a talented jerk for longer than a white-hot second. Gone are the days when an artist emerges from her basement with the next Ulysses by herself and lives wealthy or fulfilled and happily ever after.

In short, it takes a village.

Want to be a successful creative? Cultivate your village. Cultivate your network, your relationships, your support, your mentors and friends. Without them, your journey will be a short one.

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Contrary to Popular Belief, It Takes A Village

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  1. fas says:
    March 17, 2011 at 5:22 am

    So very true, but in the end its all but worth it.

  2. heaven mcarthur says:
    March 16, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    in all of life. this is truth. thank you.

  3. cris says:
    March 16, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    ver true!!!

  4. Joe says:
    March 16, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    I quite agree, with one proviso.

    One of the comments talks about contacts (Philipp), and that rings alarm bells for me. I suspect that what he means is actually more than mere contacts, but art does not get created by contacts, but by engaged, enthusiastic co-artists, all creating something very special within their own domain of specialisation, with lots of interaction.

    Contacts – mere ship’s that pass in the night – don’t cut the mustard when it comes to creating art. They can merely help mass produce mediocrity.

    Art is about caring, about telling a story, about making a difference.

  5. Sarah says:
    March 16, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Valid. I think as artists that’s hard to embrace because we tend to want to work alone, in a studio, with the door closed and music blaring. Or maybe that’s just me 😀

    Read Scott Belsky’s “Making Idea’s Happen” – fantastic book for creatives. I’m about halfway through and he’s currently trying to drive that point home. I believe Seth Godin also said something of the sort recently… maybe this is something I’m supposed to be learning…

    Thanks.

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