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With the help of the book, The Creative Entrepreneur, and the Life Coach who I’m now seeing, I’m settling into the idea of making a living as an Art Promoter/Artist.
An Art Promoter in my opinion, is such a noble, worthwhile profession. There are hundreds of talented, undiscovered artists who either don’t have the time to effectively promote themselves, or don’t have the interest. Many artists want to focus mainly on their craft, which I completely understand, being an artist myself.
There are a number of Art Promoters and Artists, past and present, whom I will look to for inspiration. Among them, the Impressionist Painter Gustave Caillebotte, and the French art dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, who made the Impressionists famous in America.
Then there are Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand, both photographers and photography promoters, who made photography an accepted art form. Stieglitz, who owned several art galleries, was a passionate man who strived to recognize the photographers/artists within and outside of the Camera Club he presided over.
Ambroise Vollard and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, prominent French art dealers – without their business know-how and determination, many of the artists who are now household names we wouldn’t have ever heard about.
And the artists of the modern era, Andy Warhol, Romero Britto, Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami…whether you like their work or not, there is no denying the impact that each of these artists has had on modern society, their merchandising and business skill, etc. Each are artists to study and learn from. I admire any artist who is able to make a comfortable living creating.
Finally, there’s Charles Saatchi, the ad agency mogul, modern art collector and owner of the Saatchi Gallery, who has done so much to champion undiscovered talent.
