Terrence writes;
It's a game of time. Time is money and it takes time to make art.
Independence is bought with obscurity. Face it many artist's are made popular
by those who's interests are in trade. Some artits are good at making
themselves popular and available to those interests. Others trade time and
wait in little comfort.
Time and art can be sucked by independence. At some point you have to buy in.
The clock is ticking.
T.
George Free wrote:
> >I contend that the most engaging art tends to be created when the
> >artist is working as closely as possible to a subsistance level, that is,
> >with a minimum of "imported" raw material as possible so that the need to
> >"export" (and be controlled by the market) is minimalized.
>
> Wouldn't control by the market be minimized most often when the artist has
> an independent income?
>
> GF
