http://girlontheright.com/2008/10/06/the-atwood-speaks-people-with-real-jobs-just-yawn-and-go-back-to-work/ For girls with pearls... Since 2004 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://girlontheright.com/2008/10/06/the-atwood-speaks-people-with-real-jobs-just-yawn-and-go-back-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Kat Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:51 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/10/06/the-atwood-speaks-people-with-real-jobs-just-yawn-and-go-back-to-work/#comment-2965 The problem is that the lack of talent interfering with selling artwork isn't necessarily artistic talent, but sales talent. At least here in the US. It can't be that much different in Canada. Very often you see people with amazing artistic talent who don't manage to get far at all, but those who are good at BS get major gallery shows, regardless of the merit of their artwork. Part of the blame goes to art schools, as they tend not to teach the business side of it. This is changing, but too slowly. The problem is that the lack of talent interfering with selling artwork isn’t necessarily artistic talent, but sales talent. At least here in the US. It can’t be that much different in Canada. Very often you see people with amazing artistic talent who don’t manage to get far at all, but those who are good at BS get major gallery shows, regardless of the merit of their artwork. Part of the blame goes to art schools, as they tend not to teach the business side of it. This is changing, but too slowly.

]]> http://girlontheright.com/2008/10/06/the-atwood-speaks-people-with-real-jobs-just-yawn-and-go-back-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2964 Steynian 266 « Free Mark Steyn! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:52:21 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/10/06/the-atwood-speaks-people-with-real-jobs-just-yawn-and-go-back-to-work/#comment-2964 [...] that or she has slipped into her dotage; The Atwood Speaks; People with real jobs just yawn and go back to work; Jonathan Kay has some fun. What Mz. Atwood said …. [...] [...] that or she has slipped into her dotage; The Atwood Speaks; People with real jobs just yawn and go back to work; Jonathan Kay has some fun. What Mz. Atwood said …. [...]

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