I really should have enclosed that last comment in quotation marks and paid credit to the author, I stole that off Bill Watterson; it derives from one of his Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. Just as a side note, I left out a bit at the end which says
"Oh, what the heck. I'll do it. That wasn't so hard."
I really like that quote, I can relate to it. Embracing commercialism is something I've struggled with for most of my life. That quote seems to sum it up well for me. I suppose I don't really fit into the capitalist system. I know ideology doesn't put food on the table, and y'kno its like they say
"If you're not a rebel by the time you're 20 you've got no heart, but if you haven't turned establishment by 30 you've got no brains."
To answer your question, I suppose I would work at McDonalds if it meant staying true to myself and my values and not compromising the integrity of my work.
It's not much different from what I do now to support my art, I work in retail and make money on the side doing freelance art/design projects for people. You can successfully operate outside of the commercial machine. I think it keeps me grounded, realistic and keeps my art pure to myself.
I draw a lot of irreverent comic strips, and I remember going for a job as a cartoonist for a street press youth magazine and upon viewing my art, they said they liked it but that my work was too risqué and not suitable for their publication. They offered me a chance to get published in their magazine if I worked within their parameters, of what was the style and context of the graphics that they were going for in their magazine, which was alien to me and reeked of a cheap form of advertising.
I could not subject myself to that because I wouldn't be taking any pride in that work, sure it would be drawn by me but it wouldn't be me. It'd be this detachment from all that I value in my art and at the end of the day if your name is on it it's a representation of yourself and you can easily lose sight of yourself and why you draw art in the first place.
At the end of the day I'm happy with the freedom it gives me and not being a part of a consumerist machine. I have my work out there and the people who have given me freelance design work to do have chosen me with the knowledge and interest in my style and vision.
I'm an artist, I'm chasing my dream to work as an artist
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I really should have enclosed that last comment in quotation marks and paid credit to the author, I stole that off Bill Watterson; it derives from one of his Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. Just as a side note, I left out a bit at the end which says
"Oh, what the heck. I'll do it. That wasn't so hard."
I really like that quote, I can relate to it. Embracing commercialism is something I've struggled with for most of my life. That quote seems to sum it up well for me. I suppose I don't really fit into the capitalist system. I know ideology doesn't put food on the table, and y'kno its like they say
"If you're not a rebel by the time you're 20 you've got no heart, but if you haven't turned establishment by 30 you've got no brains."
To answer your question, I suppose I would work at McDonalds if it meant staying true to myself and my values and not compromising the integrity of my work.
It's not much different from what I do now to support my art, I work in retail and make money on the side doing freelance art/design projects for people. You can successfully operate outside of the commercial machine. I think it keeps me grounded, realistic and keeps my art pure to myself.
I draw a lot of irreverent comic strips, and I remember going for a job as a cartoonist for a street press youth magazine and upon viewing my art, they said they liked it but that my work was too risqué and not suitable for their publication. They offered me a chance to get published in their magazine if I worked within their parameters, of what was the style and context of the graphics that they were going for in their magazine, which was alien to me and reeked of a cheap form of advertising.
I could not subject myself to that because I wouldn't be taking any pride in that work, sure it would be drawn by me but it wouldn't be me. It'd be this detachment from all that I value in my art and at the end of the day if your name is on it it's a representation of yourself and you can easily lose sight of yourself and why you draw art in the first place.
At the end of the day I'm happy with the freedom it gives me and not being a part of a consumerist machine. I have my work out there and the people who have given me freelance design work to do have chosen me with the knowledge and interest in my style and vision.
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Fair enough.