誰是藝術家？ （藝術家餓死篇_愛到最高點）
「聽說，
當藝術家會餓死」
看第八點：要有商業的敏感度
Real artists don’t starve.!!!
真正的藝術家餓不死！
若想要建立對你的創作或工作努力感興趣的觀眾群，通常被人們忽視的最重要的東西就是：你的心態。
也像開創一個新創事業，其中欲吸引大眾的目光乃至於資金，最困難也最重要的事為管理你自己的心理層面所需克服的難關。
你需要理解在商業上成功的藝術家的個人特質。
以下歸納了一些商業上成功的藝術家的個人特質：
- 謙卑
- 自信
- 堅持（不停的續航力）
- 好奇心
- 樂觀
- 固執
- 彈性（心胸柔軟開放）
- 商業敏銳度（自然而然的，不是硬做出來的）
- 愛（熱愛而純粹的）
The number one thing people overlook when it comes to building an audience for their work is the mindset. Just like building a startup, one of the hardest but most important things about building an audience is managing your psychology. You need to understand the personal characteristics of commercially successful artists.
To become a commercially successful artist, you need to
Be persistent in the face of almost impossible odds and know that nothing is guaranteed and anything is possible.
Be able to handle harsh criticism from people you have never met and often be misunderstood by the most important people in your life.
Have the humility to accept that your work may not be as good as you think it is. And listen to the people who have valuable feedback and learn to distinguish them from those who don’t.
Every artist has a temperament. But every artist who achieves long-term commercial success has certain personality traits. The following list are just some of the personality traits of commercially successful artists that I have observed over the last 10 years.
- HUMILITY
- CONFIDENCE
Commercially successful artists are humble and acknowledge their areas for improvement, but they are also confident in their abilities and the quality of their work. - PERSISTENCE
- CURIOSITY
- OPTIMISM
- STUBBORNNESS
- FLEXIBILITY
- BUSINESS SAVVY
You need to learn how to market, promote and sell your work. You need to combine the heart of an artist with the mindset of a businessman. Real artists don’t starve. - LOVE
Photo courtesy of Johnny Lin
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