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 "The most important artists of the past century or so have been content to let others write about them. Why does that matter? A couple of reasons: First, it seems to me that artists talk about different things when describing themselves than do their biographers and commentators. Biographers focus almost exclusively on the artwork, who taught and influenced the artist, changes in the artist's work, an estimation of the artist's work. Who the artist knew and spent time with, as well as notable events in the artist's life, are detailed to the degree that they explain the evolution of the artwork." (Daniel Grant)

 "The process of applying and being accepted for a public or private art commission is long and involved but, once it is over, the artist can concentrate totally on his or her artwork, right? Unfortunately, the end of one stage simply means the beginning of another, perhaps not as long..." (Daniel Grant)

 "In the ever-changing landscape of what constitutes copyright infringement and fair use, this ruling is likely to set a precedent for other courts and the art world in general, where the borrowing of and commenting on existing copyrighted images is a widespread practice known as appropriation." (Daniel Grant)

 "The process of applying and being accepted for a public or private art commission is long and involved but, once it is over, the artist can concentrate totally on his or her artwork, right? Unfortunately, the end of one stage simply means the beginning of another, perhaps not as long in duration but just as -- or more -- complex. Welcome to the commission agreement." (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists are told regularly that they must take an active role in the development of their careers, that they must invest their time and energy in this endeavor, rather than waiting for someone else (dealer? patron? MacArthur Foundation?) to do it for them. Many of these opportunities involve artists spending their own money, which brings up the question of whether or not self-pay garners the same art world esteem as when someone else is the underwriter. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The differences in prestige between who gives awards or prizes may be enormous. A number of art dealers, who otherwise claim that the fact of an artist winning a prize is of no importance to them, stated that their interest is piqued by artists who have received a Guggenheim fellowship, for instance. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Art workshops are a hybrid form of instruction somewhere between hands-on art schools and home-study video cassettes. They provide an intense art experience, but for a relatively short period of time -- three days or a week, maybe two -- that may be easier for busy people to schedule. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Look at what gets reviewed by the art critics; or shown by the art galleries; or talked about in the art magazines; or touted by the museums ordained to be the cutting edge and contemporary -- very few give any respect or attention to any artist doing work today that is literal, figurative, still life or landscape, no matter how good they are. " (Charmaine Jefferson)

 "There are many great reasons that Robert Williams is the most historically significant artist of the past 40 years and is the living artist most likely to establish and maintain a status near the top of the canon of art history centuries from now." (Mat Gleason)

 "Increasingly, artists are being asked to pay for more and more of the expenses that galleries used to cover automatically, such as the cost of advertising, postage (for mailers), producing a catalogue, food and drink at an opening reception, framing and repainting the walls after the exhibition has concluded. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The art trade doesn't exist outside of economic theory and consumer protection, but it does have its own set of rules that may range from the objectionable to the legally unenforceable. " (Daniel Grant)

 "A number of other dealers around the United States agree that prizes are of greatest importance for artists who are younger or who need some kind of third-party validation because they don't yet have a reliable market for their work. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The style of contemporary portraiture ranges widely, from smooth, tight realism to flowing, impressionistic and even extending to Pop-influenced work." (Daniel Grant)

 "Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in the number of fine art storage facilities in the United States and elsewhere, as private collectors, art dealers, museums and even individual artists increasingly need some place to stockpile their excess art. " (Daniel Grant)

 "If a big collector has an appointment to visit my gallery on Saturday to look at an artist's work, I am not selling that work on Friday to someone who might try to flip it on eBay next month. Should the show sell out and get positive press, it is better to see if the work sells later on than to have a slimy art-flipper get their paws on it" (Mat Gleason)

 "Leaving the full-time creation of art to take on part-time work is not the happy story of art, but the current recession has made this scenario the reality for quite a few. " (Daniel Grant)

 "A demonstration may offer no immediate payback but, instead, serve a public service function. " (Daniel Grant)

 " The age of the artist hardly ever matters relative to the subject matter of the work, and usually it would be the work of historians decades later to determine such contexts. But that doesn't stop insipid picture-hoarders from inquiring about the age of the artist as they stroll through the gallery. " (Mat Gleason)

 "Hunting up prospective buyers is not the only benefit for artists to demonstrate how they work. Karen Nastuk, a watercolorist in Danvers, Massachusetts, has been asked by a number of art associations to present demonstrations of between two and five hours for their members (she has been paid between $75 and $250 per demonstration), and it is from these gatherings that she has found private students. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The problems that artists and craftspeople face doing outdoor shows are only likely to get worse, if climate change experts are correct." (Daniel Grant)

 "Every painting that relies on accuracy in its broad lines and details has a problem, and sometimes a lot of problems, that has to be solved." (Daniel Grant)

 "The art trade doesn't exist outside of economic theory and consumer protection, but it does have its own set of rules that may range from the objectionable to the legally unenforceable. " (Daniel Grant)

 "We don't think of artists as people who cut corners. As poor as he was, Vincent van Gogh didn't use 10 percent less paint on his canvases to save money, and Michelangelo didn't substitute quartz for marble. But the rising price of copper, the main component of bronze, has forced more and more sculptors to economize." (Daniel Grant)

 "Not all art needs to be introduced by an artist statement. A statement actually may detract from artwork that is self-explanatory or that is ambiguous by being overly directive. When done well and for the right kind of artwork, an artist statement may expand the audience with whom the art is in dialogue." (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists should know that gallerists probably don't get out and stay current. Sure, some have directors and assistants, but all too often those same job-creators have other lifestyle priorities than getting their shoes dirty on the studio visit pavement." (Mat Gleason)

 "There was a time when art exhibitions elicited outrage and debate! -- but are now left to the courts to decide. " (Daniel Grant)

 "For artists who can afford a payroll or just some extra help, a business manager may make their creative time more productive and enjoyable. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The glare of the sun, rain and snow, biting insects or worrisome wild animals, as well as interruptions caused by fellow humans, all add to making what should seem like a delightful experience -- drawing or painting in the fresh air -- into a battle of wills." (Daniel Grant)

 "Nowadays, artists need to develop their own resource libraries that include various career guides (books and/or videos) and telephone numbers." (Daniel Grant)

 "Unrealistic expectations may get in the way of building a career -- for instance, if a dealer is treated as a stepping stone to a more prestigious gallery, or if useful gallery affiliations are passed over because an artist has his or her heart set on a particular dealer -- or become self-defeating (the artist strikes people as angry, the artist doesn't work as hard or produce as much)." (Daniel Grant)

 "Art is sold "as is" by galleries or directly from artists. (Can you imagine Consumer Reports reviewing art?) Still, dealers hope to maintain the goodwill of their customers, and artists don't want to develop a reputation for shoddy work. " (Daniel Grant)

 "To achieve that recognition, therefore, enabling a viability in the marketplace, artists must become specialists. " (Daniel Grant)

 "If sales define an artist or his or her professional standing, where does one place Vincent van Gogh, who only sold one or two paintings during his lifetime but was lionized as a towering figure posthumously? Was van Gogh an amateur in life and a professional in death?" (Daniel Grant)

 "Leaving the full-time creation of art to take on part-time work is not the happy story of art, but the current recession has made this scenario the reality for quite a few. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Not every artist's installation lends itself to being split up, and some artists (or their dealers) may decide that a large multi-part artwork is an all or nothing deal." (Daniel Grant)

 "Fourteen states across the country -- Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, South Carolina and Wisconsin -- all enacted print disclosure laws to protect consumers of limited edition graphic and photographic prints (the New York State law also covers sculpture editions)." (Daniel Grant)

 "Deciding what price to put on artwork is one of the most difficult problems for lesser-known or "emerging" artists, since there is no obvious point of reference. " (Daniel Grant)

 "There may be no universal answer to the question of when a painting is completed." (Daniel Grant)

 "Watercolors just don't have long life spans in comparisons with oil paintings or sculpture. The colors fade, the paper rots or gets eaten by insects. Over the long run, the collector is usually the one at fault -- as it is that person's responsibility to properly mat, frame, store and display the work." (Daniel Grant)

 " Artists generally need to document themselves in two ways. The first is through a resume, and the second is through a C.V. (curriculum vitae). The two documents may overlap here and there but tend to be quite separate." (Daniel Grant)

 "There are a number of reasons that people marry or divorce but, sometimes, it is because they are both artists. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The age of the artist has no bearing on the quality of his or her art but, according to New York City gallery owner Edward Winkleman, "age tends to be an issue for certain kinds of collectors and, as such, is an issue for dealers." " (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists aren't being hauled into court every time they include a recognizable face in their work, but the growing sense that one's likeness is a "property" that can be commercially exploited has led many artists to feel less secure in pursuing realistic figurative images." (Daniel Grant)

 "The art world is relatively small, which allows remarks to spread quickly, but that also provides a reason to withhold comment, since one may not want to be associated with something mean-spirited. As a rule, artists succeed more often because of who their friends are rather than as a result of which enemies they have made. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Contrary to the beliefs of many art school applicants, a Bachelor of Fine Arts is not simply a certificate of training in art but a college degree, for which a student must complete and pass both studio and academic courses. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Commissioned art tends to be more collaborative, and the artist must be willing to work with the collector during the process of creation, which may bring up issues of personal confidence and integrity. " (Daniel Grant)

 " The "Arts and Economic Prosperity IV" study, which shows that America's arts industry generates $135.2 billion in economic activity." (Robert Lynch)

 "Writing and painting one's emotions are the ultimate struggle and the ultimate joy comes when you hear, I love your book, I love your painting. " (Vicky Tiel)

 "Art remains hard to make. Hard to market. Hard to sell. And still, we make, and market, and try to sell. It's the Little Red Dot we're after." (Ruth Neubauer)

 "The art trade doesn't exist outside of economic theory and consumer protection, but it does have its own set of rules that may range from the objectionable to the legally unenforceable." (Daniel Grant)

 "Most of the governmental and institutional bodies seeking portraits, however, are looking for straight-ahead realism, in line with other portraits that they may have commissioned previously. These agencies and institutions want something that looks like somebody, without a lot of excess art. " (Daniel Grant)

 "As many people are aware, the world is not entirely fair to artists, and it is even less so to artists who are African-American. Relatively few art galleries and museums in the United States show the work of African-American artists, creating a problem of invisibility that suggests black artists and their work do not exist." (Daniel Grant)

 "The business of being an artist means continually adapting to what is going on in the world so that your careers may continue to progress." (Daniel Grant)

 "Wasn't the sky supposed to fall? The United Kingdom's six year-old artist resale royalty law, which requires that a percentage of the profit of a secondary market sale of art to be paid to the creative artist or, since the law was expanded in the beginning of this year, to a deceased artist's estate, was supposed to have a "corrosive effect" on the British art market, according to Anthony Browne, executive director of the British Art Market Federation. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Smaller institutions may have one advantage over their larger counterparts, since they have smaller paid staffs, relying on unbenefited part-timers and volunteers to a far greater degree." (Daniel Grant)

 "No artist is free from dry periods or mental blocks, when the old ideas seem to lead nowhere and new ones are hard to find. There are really two aspects to this problem: The first is the feeling of having run out of ideas, which tends to be a very temporary condition; the second is a general lack of enthusiasm about creating art itself and losing a sense of what makes art exciting, which can be far more troubling. " (Daniel Grant)

 "It is not always clear exactly what a teacher develops in a student, as inspiration is rarely a simple matter of cause and effect." (Daniel Grant)

 "There may be other problems as well, including the possibility that the collector may not like the work when it is completed. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Many artists find that they cannot rely on one place to provide all their public exposure and all their sales but must continually seek out new and different venues to show and sell their artwork." (Daniel Grant)

 "ARTINFO reached out to high-achieving women in the arts with varied backgrounds and career paths, both mothers and non-mothers, with the hopes that a few would be willing to comment on their own personal experiences balancing work, family life, and the choices that have allowed them to pursue their goals." (Alanna Martinez)

 "Portrait artists (painters and sculptors alike) often spend a lot of time with their subjects, posing them, dressing them, finding the best vantage point, and they need to figure out how to keep the subject alert. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Picasso, Dylan, and Jobs all wanted more than just fame and fortune. " (David Galenson)

 "Who or what is an artist, and what makes an artist a professional? Neither question generates an easy answer but, perhaps, there are ways to approach them." (Daniel Grant)

 "Whether the president's reelection bid will be backed with the same artistic enthusiasm remains an open question." (HuffPost Arts )

 "It is not always clear exactly what a teacher develops in a student, as inspiration is rarely a simple matter of cause and effect." (Daniel Grant)

 "Greater gender equality when it comes to career opportunities would certainly also help make a difference for women who are working artists." (Alanna Martinez)

 "What I would like to do is to suggest looking for art outside the art-industrial hive where those who, for whatever reason, are not compelled to conform, are free to create work not doomed to sameness." (Julia Friedman)

 "What is needed of course is an environment where artists are able to see multiple diverse points of view, as well as diverse images and ideas, while treating others with the attention and understanding they wish for themselves." (Robert Maynord)

 "Today is the birthday of Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. Beloved Modì would turn 128 years old if he were somehow still alive today. " (Huffington Post Arts)

 "In all, these three books offer quite digestible information on many of the business questions that artists face." (Daniel Grant)

 "When a big break comes in an artist's career, will that person realize it, or know how to take advantage of it?" (Daniel Grant)

 "A portrait artist creates a likeness of a subject but, after that generalization, there aren't too many absolutes in the portraiture field, and even that one is open to interpretation. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Art can be a healing force for people with mental disorders, including people with dementia, and art can contribute to psychological well-being of people regardless of whether they have a mental disorder or not." (Michael Friedman)

 "Competing interests are at stake, the artist's right to free, creative expression and a subject's right to control how a likeness is used. " (Daniel Grant)

 "On both sides of the Atlantic, the issue of artists' resale rights has jumped to the fore." (Daniel Grant)

 "ARTINFO compiled a list of 30 influential art professionals who are 30 years of age or younger. They range in age from 21 to 30 and include patrons, critics, dealers, and curators." (ArtInfo)

 "The desire for young artists is not well thought out. It is emotional. Collectors age at the same one day at a time rate as you and I. They delude themselves, though, that they are staying young by buying young and rationalize it with hilarious justifications. One collector told me she needed to buy young artists because she wants to be able to follow their careers. Honey, you're going to be in diapers if you make it to the 45th birthday of some of these new art school grads, have you thought about that? Nope, you have not, because no rational approach to collecting current art could argue on behalf of considering the artists' youth as a factor." (Mat Gleason)

 "When an artist's work is insured by a gallery, the "artist should be listed as a named insured" -- sometimes called a loss-payee -- "on the policy, which means that the artist gets paid directly by the insurance company and doesn't have to wait while the gallery monkeys around with his or her money," Kaufman said." (Daniel Grant)

 "Change begins by changing the perceived paradigms of art as being risky or wasteful to art as "goal directed play with the objective of creating and sharing meaning." Creating new meaning is the highest level at which an individual can contribute to society and offers the most potential reward for the individual as well as for society." (Soren Petersen)

 "What does it mean for artists that the person who has the power to grant you a career-changing solo show doesn't get out and keep current?" (Mat Gleason)

 "Waiting for money to arrive may bog down a sale, and dealers sometimes take a tangible asset in whole or partial exchange for a desired work of art." (Daniel Grant)

 "The mythical view of artists has placed them in their studios or garrets, waiting for the Muse to inspire some great new idea or image. Were that the case, the wait could be a long one, leaving artists with little to do between brainstorms. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Most art dealers claim that an artist statement is never an important consideration in selecting an artist to show or represent and that a poorly written statement may have a detrimental effect if the artist's slides had otherwise interested the dealer." (Daniel Grant)

 ""We've become a very litigious society," James Silverberg said. "People can always make a claim, and it can be very expensive to defend against it. Art has become a hazardous endeavor. If you think walking on a scaffold 30 feet off the ground is dangerous, be an artist."" (Daniel Grant)

 "The only comment I want to make is that the business of being an artist isn't a static realm of rules but an evolving field that requires you to be attuned to constant changes." (Daniel Grant)

 "The more you get away from the stresses of daily life and the more time you spend outdoors, the greater your level of creativity." (Huff Post Green)

 "The fact that a gallery has insurance for consigned artworks does not alleviate all of an artist's concerns. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Being an educator, I have witnessed firsthand the profound benefits of intergenerational programming, particularly in the arts, for all participants" (Kristen Paglia)

 "It is time art critics hold the mustard; they are hot-dogging on the wrong bun when they bash fairs. The way things work these days, without art fairs there wouldn't be an interwoven, complex assortment of international fine art galleries that comprise the art world. Art fairs remind art critics that it is almost charity that their avocations exist at all." (Mat Gleason)

 "It is rare that an artist ever asks her about the gallery's insurance policy -- does she have one, what does it cover, what are the exclusions -- and she cannot recall any artists refusing to consign work to her because of a lack of insurance. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Their short lives were filled with more creation and adventure than most of us get in a lifetime, and their early deaths left the world to wonder what works went uncreated, and what thoughts left unsaid. " (HuffPost Arts)

 "The understanding of how to build a career as an artist that you learn here will serve you in good stead... for a while, but over the years you will need to adapt what you do and how you do it in order to maintain that career." (Daniel Grant)

 "Is New York still the legendary culture capital it once was? " (Priscilla Frank)

 "When a big break comes in an artist's career, will that person realize it, or know how to take advantage of it? " (Daniel Grant)

 "The myth that creativity and madness are inherently linked is, at best, a vast overstatement. " (Michael Friedman)

 "Why people create art is a subject for philosophers and psychologists, but learning how to create art would seem a more cut-and-dried affair. A lot can be attributed to one's teacher. Still... It is not always clear exactly what a teacher develops in a student, as inspiration is rarely a simple matter of cause and effect." (Daniel Grant)

 "Times have changed. Today the world is one, everything has changed as Earth is a smaller planet in the endless expanding universe and ART and its ARTISTS are spreading everywhere and joining forces as fast as the freedom demonstrators in this Internet ruled world." (Vicky Tiel)

 "What separates the drawers from the drawer-nots? Ongoing research is revealing the answer to this longstanding question." (Natalie Wolchover )

 "Much like the many portraits of Jesus over the centuries, we should never underestimate the ability of human beings to rewrite Jesus' words into their own ideologies. " (Brandon G. Withrow)

 "There are at present two lawsuits by collectors against the artists whose work they have collected, which is unusual in itself, but what may be more unusual is that both legal actions result from decisions the artists made that adversely affected these buyers financially. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Learning to be creative opens the door to painting or performing or pursuing a new vocation or hobby. Unfortunately, we live in a left-brained world and most people have forgotten how to exercise the right hemisphere." (John M. Eger)

 "In the mostly hands-on profession of art, inspiration comes from doing." (Daniel Grant)

 "Is the loss of audience due to changes in audience tastes, familiarity with the work, need for a difference kind of experience, or simply because the art is boring? " (Michael Kaiser)

 "If your creativity feels parched, it's time to take a hard look at your emotional intelligence." (Susan Liddy)

 ""Sustainable" is the new green. In a world where there is sustainable agriculture (farming that is adjusted to the local ecosystem), sustainable architecture (minimizing environmental impacts of new building) and even sustainable banking (socially responsible investments), we now have sustainable art, or art dealing with environmental issues. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Is there a moral hazard of artists creating separate limited editions of the same image? " (Daniel Grant)

 "My decades of hard-won success in the for-profit sector, it seemed, had marked me with a sort taint in certain corners of the art world -- had made me seem somehow less artistically chaste than I had been considered in my younger days." (Richard Dare)

 "Damien's work is exactly what the art world is about. For better or for worse, he is at the top of the world we all live in." (Amanda Eliasch)

 "Many artists are forgotten after they die, and some before they die. Theodoros Stamos wasn't so lucky. Stamos (1922-97), a painter who was part of the New York School of abstract expressionists, which included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, is remembered, but not so much for his artwork. Stamos is best recalled for his role in the epic lawsuit by the heirs of painter Mark Rothko against the people who were supposed to protect Rothko's legacy. (Hint: Stamos was one of Rothko's estate executors.)" (Daniel Grant)

 "Do you see any roadblocks for being a professional artist that are particular to women?" (Kelly Darke)

 "Murder, theft, and hidden identity describe just a few mysteries confounding the art world. The business side of Art can get messy, especially when the stakes are high." (MutualArt staff)

 "There are approximately 100 designated arts and cultural districts throughout the United States, but Rhode Island is only the second state to legislate tax-free zones for artists in them; Maryland is the other." (Daniel Grant)

 "We in the arts give lip-service to the concept of diversity and equity, but until we start putting our money where our mouths are, nothing will change." (Scott Walters)

 "Yves Klein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Sol LeWitt, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst are only the most famous of the painters of recent years who have rarely if ever touched their own canvases. Painting by proxy simply appears too firmly established in the modern canon to challenge successfully." (David Galenson)

 "What do fine artists do when they graduate art school? Teach? Sell their art? Win state and federal grants and fellowships? Dream of better things while working in a company's mail room?" (Daniel Grant)

 "This week Ali Smith takes on the Q & A while having her second solo at Mark Moore Gallery." (Tracey Harnish)

 "The fate of sales devoted to African American artists, such as those at Swann and Leslie Hindman, may become unnecessary as more auction houses include these artists in their American art sales." (Daniel Grant)

 "Fresh out of Miami for its inaugural edition is the highly anticipated Art Wynwood, displaying the hottest trends in contemporary art." (MutualArt Staff)

 "Thefts are an occasional, sometimes regular, nuisance for artists and craftspeople who sell their work at fairs and festivals." (Daniel Grant)

 "Names and titles have resulted in legal disputes." (Daniel Grant)

 "Cutting the price of works of art similarly may convince collectors that they should wait for a bottoming-out." (Daniel Grant)

 "In short, an artist may portray freely an event at the Super Bowl but not the game's most valuable player without obtaining permission and a license." (Daniel Grant)

 "The Art World is to Art as Wall Street is to Democracy; the former no longer a vital contributor to the latter." (Brian D. Cohen)

 "Rhode Island is only the second state to legislate tax-free zones for artists..." (Daniel Grant)

 "On both sides of the Atlantic, the issue of artists' resale rights has jumped to the fore." (Daniel Grant)

 "Many art galleries refuse to sell reproductions, and quite a few fair and festival sponsors either won't allow them or require them to be kept in a bin, unframed, labeled as a reproduction with information on how it was produced." (Daniel Grant)

 "It is 2012, but in the art world it is often still 1966. Some of the "traditions" underlying the business side of the gallery and museum world date back decades. " (Mat Gleason)

 "Beauty, it is often said, is in the eye of the beholder, and so might be copyright infringement. " (Daniel Grant)

 "2011 was a year of loss but also renewal and new discovery in painting." (Brett Baker)

 "Artists aren't being hauled into court every time they include a recognizable face in their work, but the growing sense that one's likeness is a "property" that can be commercially exploited has led many artists to feel less secure in pursuing realistic figurative images." (Daniel Grant)

 "According to the American Association of Museums, between 80 and 90 percent of the objects in museum collections are donations, some of which are offered initially as promises and pledges. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Horse owners and those who are interested in riding and breeding might also be assumed affluent, but Hartough found that golfers are much better customers of artwork: "There are a lot more buyers of golf art. They show much more appreciation of the art and they have a lot more money."" (Daniel Grant)

 "Support groups for artists like this one pop up in various forms all over the country. They differ from "crit" groups in that the individuals are not specifically looking for critiques of their artwork from other members, from associations since they are not necessarily pursuing common economic interests and from societies since they are not formed around the idea of staging an exhibition. Support focuses on the emotional aspect of being an artist. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Publicity has become a staple of the art world, affecting how artists see themselves and how dealers work." (Daniel Grant)

 "Artworks require special handling as even a light bump can cause paint to fall off a canvas or permanently unbalance a sculpture. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Deciding what price to put on artwork is one of the most difficult problems for lesser-known or "emerging" artists, since there is no obvious point of reference. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Finding an accommodating art dealer is no small challenge for artists with low productivity. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Still, lacking a strong sense of how to generate a livelihood from their artistic skills did not result in them becoming marginalized or alienated or in any way unable to provide for themselves. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Unrealistic expectations may get in the way of building a career -- for instance, if a dealer is treated as a stepping stone to a more prestigious gallery, or if useful gallery affiliations are passed over because an artist has his or her heart set on a particular dealer -- or become self-defeating (the artist strikes people as angry, the artist doesn't work as hard or produce as much)." (Daniel Grant)

 "For 14 years, Morgan Weistling was doing very well, painting movie posters for Hollywood producers ("occasionally for a 'Police Academy,' but mostly for B-movies"), but then "God knocked me on the head and told me to stop wasting my talent and use it for better purposes." " (Daniel Grant)

 "There is a lot of etiquette in the art world that, like most etiquette, tends to be understood implicitly rather than spelled out." (Daniel Grant)

 "Often, there is a complicated mix of reasons that an artist and dealer split up. " (Daniel Grant)

 "If someone were to create a job description for a fine artist, the list of responsibilities might be very long indeed. There's making the art, of course, but then comes the part of letting others know that the artwork exists and is worth buying. (This is where the list lengthens.) " (Daniel Grant)

 "Buying art and antiques is unlike purchasing anything else. Buying guides and consumer magazine ratings do not exist for these objects as they do for appliances, automobiles, clothing, colleges, food and so much else, and collectors are forced to rely on the knowledge and integrity of the private dealer or gallery owner. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Art is long and life is short, according to the old Roman saying, but sometimes art doesn't hold up its end of the bargain. The canvas warps, the metal bends, the paper turns brown; new artworks may look like old works in a short period of time, leaving their buyers perhaps feeling as though they have been had." (Daniel Grant)

 "Art schools and university art departments promote their faculty to prospective students in terms of these artists-teachers' strong presence in the art world but, on a day-to-day level, some administrators seem quite uncomfortable with this dual role. As a result, one sees on the horizon that the price of being a teaching artist may be going up. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists, like everyone else, sometimes need to explain who they are and what they can do. Artists, however, have careers on two tracks: The first track, for most, is some job that puts food in their stomachs, clothes on their back, a roof over their heads and pays for health insurance; the second track is developing a presence in the art world, through exhibitions, commissions and other activities that reflect their artistic achievements." (Daniel Grant)

 "Making an oil paint is not itself an overly complicated business. " (Daniel Grant)

 "What is the difference between graffiti and paparazzi? Both are annoying invasions of public space. Whenever a cry to regulate either of these behaviors is heard, civil society acknowledges that it would take too much erosion of personal liberty to stop one or both. Therefore we tolerate and occasionally celebrate these rogue exercises on the fringes of free speech. There is no difference other than choice of art materials: Paparazzi is the filmed version of Street Art. " (Mat Gleason)

 "Most jobs have an identifiable beginning and end. The dentist drills around the cavity, fills it, smoothes the filling, perhaps polishes the tooth, and then the patient is on his or her way. Time is money, and the waiting room is filled with people with toothaches. Artists, on the other hand, may keep regular hours, but individual works could take hours or years to complete, depending on a variety of factors." (Daniel Grant)

 "Over the past decade a number of investment companies in the United States and Europe have announced plans to develop art hedge funds, but few have actually succeeded in attracting investors and creating the funds. " (Daniel Grant)

 ""All politics is local," the old politican said, and perhaps all art is, too. Walter Gonske of Taos, New Mexico found that out when he placed his paintings of the American Southwest in galleries in California and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. There were no sales. After six months, the gallery in Hilton Head Island, a resort vacation destination, recommended that Gonske "come on out and paint some scenes there." " (Daniel Grant)

 "One talks of "drawing from life," perhaps of being a "plein-air" artist, but the fact remains that most art looks more like other art than like life, nature or something else in the outside world." (Daniel Grant)

 "Fifty-three of the 70 paintings and sculpture in Bonhams March 9th sale in London of 20th Century British Art found buyers, but one lot that did not sell made the most news. Before the sale, sculptor Anthony Caro publicly disowned a 1976-77 steel sculpture titled "Lagoon" (estimated between £100,000 and £150,000), claiming the monumental piece had been intentionally damaged by its owner." (Daniel Grant)

 "Who or what is an artist, and what makes an artist a professional? Neither question generates an easy answer but, perhaps, there are ways to approach them." (Daniel Grant)

 "Most gallery owners claim that buyers are sold on the images, rather than what is said about them (artists) and who is saying it. " (Daniel Grant)

 "The art print market is one where signatures count for a lot, and hundreds of artists have gotten on the bandwagon. An artist's name on a print can increase the price by two or more times, and creators generally view signing and numbering works as a valuable source of income for themselves" (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists, by nature, like to experiment throughout their careers, but collectors and dealers frequently view an artist working in more than one style at the same time as a sign that he or she hasn't yet matured artistically. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Art gallery owners who do slash prices risk "alienating two customers: You alienate anyone who bought from you in the past and now thinks he was cheated, and you create a doubt in the minds of future buyers about any work of art you sell. They wonder, Am I being cheated now."" (Daniel Grant)

 "Can, or should, an artist define what is his or her career output? " (Daniel Grant)

 "Nothing irks artists more than criticism and rejection, probably rejection more since criticism implies that someone presumably is taking their artwork seriously whereas rejection means the person isn't taking it at all." (Daniel Grant)

 "Artists, too, strive to be good stewards of the environment through the purchases they make, but it is not easy as switching to a hybrid car or using recycled materials. " (Daniel Grant)

 "Cleaning works is where most people get into trouble." (Daniel Grant)

 "The usual fate of no-longer-wanted public art is to be junked, sold or put in storage. " (Daniel Grant)

 "the art trade seems convinced that secrecy is a vital component of making deals. " (Daniel Grant)

 " The art trade seems convinced that secrecy is a vital component of making deals. " (Daniel Grant)

 " Modern paintings often seem to have been made quickly, by comparison with the paintings of earlier centuries, and that seems to give us the license to look at them quickly--to consume them and move on." (James Elkins)

 "Artists are creative people, and it takes a great deal of creativity to successfully run a business. " (Karen Atkinson )

 "There are very few rules in art, which may be what draws a lot of rules-are-meant-to-be-broken types to this field, but artists (like everyone else) want to know that the terms they use are understood in the same way by others." (Daniel Grant)

 "As artists age, they face a variety of issues that may affect their personal lives as well as their artistic practice. " (Karen Atkinson)

 " The glare of the sun, rain and snow, biting insects or worrisome wild animals, as well as interruptions caused by fellow humans, all add to making what should seem like a delightful experience -- drawing or painting in the fresh air -- into a battle of wills." (Daniel Grant)

 "Art stars are different from artists because they supply personae to their public." So writes Elizabeth Currid-Halkett in her new book, Starstruck: The Business of Celebrity." (David Galenson)