Denizens of the Art World – The VIP & its Necessary-Evil Twin
Copyright © Keiko Stong Artist 2010
This is the third and final installment on the list of Art World denizens: dedicated to The VIP of art, and the infrastructure within which art…well, happens.
Parenthetically, there is also a very special group of people who, while on the periphery of the art world, are very important: those people who support and provide encouragement to artists.
So far this mini-series has covered “Creators” and “Purveyors”: the list may not be all inclusive. If people or functions are missing, please let me know and I will happily add them.
Completing the list of Denizens of the Art World:
● CUSTOMERS
Those who are providing all the business! Artists love customers. Well, at least they should!
(● Supporters
These are all the folks who support, encourage, are “there for” artists during the titanic struggle with the creative process. These people are from all roles: spouses, family, friends, colleagues, and, sometimes, casual acquaintances.)
● Government
Every silver lining has a cloud. As artists create all that art, do all that business, and make all those sales, government pops up in a couple of places. There are the regulators who are there to make sure things are done safely (e.g., a wood-burning kiln should not be operated inside a house with hermetically sealed double-paned windows). License-providers are there to let you practice your art. And the tax-collectors to take their itsy-bitsy-teensy-weensy cut of all that money pouring in.
Man! I never realized the Art World was such a jungle!
Such a diverse, beautiful, Darwinian jungle!
Bill
William A. Stong
Telephone: 925-202-6244
E-mail: william.a.stong@gmail.com
Blog #: 10-08-024
