DagT wrote: >Den 17. aug. 2012 kl. 15:01 skrev Jostein Øksne: > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" >> <[email protected]> >>> I think Ken's right. The new artists get their reputations and make >>> their names by breaking the conventions and defying the definitions of >>> the "known" artists. Then the "new" artists become "known" artists and >>> the next generation comes along and starts the cycle again. >> >> That argument is biting its own tail, since no artist has a known name >> before they make themselves a reputation. :-) >> >> The rate at which new names become established these days continue to amaze >> me. Maybe I'm just getting old. > >And there are so many trying to break conventions and defying the rules that >the method above doesn´t work. You have to have something more than that to >get known and be remembered.
Well of course. These may be *necessary* conditions but they certainly aren't sufficient! Some talent is needed, too. WHat may be the most vital element is being in the right place at the right time with the right product. Tapping into the unconscious zeitgeist, as it were. The DaVinci Code certainly didn't sell millions of copies because it's good writing. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
