Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
"I might even go so far as to recommend that artists abandon web platforms (except as places to chit-chat and waste time) and instead focus on revitalizing older, IRL spaces where the weight of art has an impact." ~ @tombeck.eth I understand this view. I don't think I'd go quite that far myself, but Tom makes some great points here. I do share the frustration I'm seeing in my feed lately about the dismal prospects for those who practice art forms. It's also worth noting that one reason I spend a lot of time online is that every attempt I've made to build, join, or co-create a suitable IRL retreat space for my own art (for two decades!) has failed, for a long list of reasons. In the US, the deck is pretty heavily stacked against artists. I don't have answers. But when the chips are down, I'll always side with the artists.
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Andrew Zav
@andrewzav.eth
Great discussion. And valid points all round. But can I ask, what does “success” look like? What does it mean? Is it just a measure of being able to sustain oneself through their chosen art form?
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