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Some may say he has an arrogant or elitist tone, but he is right in saying that the arts are watered down because of everyone having a voice... and a hunger for self-indulgence. Art for me is a hobby, not something I can depend on or even think of as a consistent form of employment. In this age, you have to be serviceable and versatile, not 'creative'. I'll continue to paint, draw, print, whatever. I just don't want to indulge myself and drag the world around me down.
Some may say he has an arrogant or elitist tone, but he is right in saying that the arts are watered down because of everyone having a voice... and a hunger for self-indulgence. Art for me is a hobby, not something I can depend on or even think of as a consistent form of employment. In this age, you have to be serviceable and versatile, not 'creative'. I'll continue to paint, draw, print, whatever. I just don't want to indulge myself and drag the world around me down.
DFin17 1 month ago