Portrait of an Artist as an Avatar, Virtual Reality Marketing

[Davidem]

This article, quite extensive, from NYT Magazine is an approach to the selling of one's at and one's self to the market. Thwere are a lot of threads on many WC! forums right now about the bread and butter side of art. So I thought I'd put it up for you.

Portrait of an Artist as an Avatar
By SARA CORBETT
Published: March 5, 2009

CERTAINLY, FILTHY FLUNO is not the first artist to realize that in order to sell his paintings, he needs to sell himself. He does, however, work at it with impressive zeal. Every day he makes new friends and cultivates new contacts, edging himself and his work — a collection of expressionistic oil paintings and vibrant, graffiti-laced pastels — just a little bit farther into a universe that to others might appear huge and indifferent, but as Filthy sees it is stuffed with possibility and also potential customers. To this end, you will often find him wandering around art openings and dance parties, dressed in a spiffy suit and pair of sneakers, trying earnestly to chat up every person in the room.

... More at Link ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/ma...html?th&emc=th

Davidem

[Scottyarthur]

David, neat little artical

[Syrena]

Thanks for the link!
Looks like an awesome read!!!!!!!!!

[Bringer]

Hi,

I didn't read it all, but sure liked what I read.
Thanks !

Best regards,

José