IT BOTHERED ME:
I once met a gallery owner and asked if he would consider exhibiting my work.
He had a look through my portfolio and became a little irritated.
"Why do you want to be an artist?" He asked:
"It is all I know. I create because it is my desire, my drive, my spiritual need" I answered.
"Oh dear oh dear. You´re not one of those emotional spiritual types are you?" He said, sarcastically.
I just stood there and prepared to pack my things away, I was obviously not going to get anywhere with this guy, I thought.
"Well thank you for your time, I did not know making good art was a crime." I said. And as I started to go he blurted out. ; "Listen dummy, art is not funny, it´s about prestige and status and most of all money"
Was he right?
