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RE: Why do artists stay on Facebook?

in #art7 years ago (edited)

Well, for artists like you and me, who have other aspects in our art than politics I would say that it is understandable. For the left wing holier-than-thou art - the goodness-art - I have little understanding for the uproar. If they believe just half of the though-complex they promote, they should have left Facebook many years ago.

I think everybody should leave Facebook though, and I did so myself 6 years ago leaving my fine art career on the same occasion. I was sick and tired of the hierarchy, the kiss ass mentality, abusive art dealers, stupid academics and their museum, imbecile collectors! in short: the lack of spirit - so I started writing a novel instead - now many years later I have found a new audience on the free and federated networks, indulging in all the things that was forbidden back in the art institution: comics, illustration, pulp fiction, junk music etc.

My family was moved to Diaspora, which was a hell of a tedious endeavour. People are what we in Denmark call, safety Junkies and don't like to move away from the mainstream :)

Thanks for the link to Dino Valls :)

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Interesting alternatives - I am over my head in socializing and at times wonder what has happened to my time. I share the same distaste for the hierarchy.
Glad I could intro you to Valls, he is phenomenal (I guess you used the link to his website).

Yes, there was always a lot of talk you had to do as an artist. I have a friend who said that the real work being an artist is talking in the phone - painting or sculpting or weaving tapestry is only incidental side issues. But social media is worse. I am no longer at Facebook, I got crazy when trying Twitter and I have had to just take breaks when the computer took away from my working hours.

I found Valls from the link and from a picture search on Google.

Just read it!