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Yeah, I've been kinda lazy & haven't felt like posting even though I've got shit to write about.
First & foremost: My current Second Life installation, 'The Cult(ure) of Television,' was featured in a lecture this past Tuesday in NYC at a place called Location One.
[Wish I had known about the lecture ahead of time -- I would have attended if I'd had more notice! Oh well... there will be other times. Filthy Fluno/Jeffrey Lipsky also went, & since he and I, tho' not enemies, are not on the best of terms, it might have made the meetup a bit awkward.]
Book artist Richard Minsky, known as Artworld Market in Second Life, presented this lecture to demonstrate examples of the burgeoning art scene in SL. He's a big fan of my installation & included it in his very selective tour of various art galleries in SL. The lecture was recorded and streamed live into SL, although the stream was far too choppy/laggy for me to watch it as it was happening. Fortunately, the archives will be posted to the Location One website sometime within the next few days.
[For the record, this is my favorite of Minsky's works: http://minsky.com/1984.htm]
Also: plans are in the works to get some of my art to the Second Life Community Convention this year. We'll see what happens!
Also also: I think I'm going to try to start selling some of my REAL-LIFE art soon. I know, I know -- "but what about this?" you ask.
I STILL won't be selling any of my SL art for more than L$1 -- that's not going to change. The materials to make art in SL cost pretty much NOTHING, other than upload fees for texturing (which is STILL pretty much nothing).
The selling of my REAL art is going to be another matter altogether, though.
Before I elaborate further, let me say that THIS IS NOT AN EASY THING FOR ME TO DO -- THE IDEA OF PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON MY ART IS STILL SOMETHING I AM STRUGGLING WITH.
I really have no fucking idea how I'm going to do this -- I guess I'll have to figure it out a little at a time.
How/why did I come to this decision?
Because I'm sick of killing myself at a crappy, thankless, retail job that pays me less than a living wage. It stresses me out, drains me, and takes time and focus away from my Art.
Because art supplies aren't free, and my overdue bills aren't getting paid any faster.
Because I'm sick of waiting, and putting my life on hold, to see if "something better comes along," job-wise, before allowing myself to become fully immersed in an art career.
I've known that Art was my calling in life since I was fucking FOURTEEN -- I am now 31. I'm watching so many people around me follow their dreams -- my former co-worker moved to Florida to be the director of a ballet company; my brother just received his Masters degree in Marriage & Family Therapy (& already has a job he LOVES); while other friends have already, or are about to, move & start new careers/jobs/relationships. What the hell is holding me back?? I've wanted this for so long -- it's TIME, motherfuckers!
So in a nutshell, YES, I need the damn money. HOWEVER -- my art isn't going to be produced solely for profit -- I'm STILL going to make whatever the fuck I damn well please -- and if it sells -- great. That is all. I'm not going to cater to what I think people will buy, I'm still going to make the same damn weird disturbing violent gut-wrenching nonsensical irreverant hallucinogenic baffling stuff. There will be no compromise for the sake of a fucking buck, EVER.
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