Monday, July 11, 2005
Sound Advice for Young Artists

Gregory Amenoff’s response, the most practical and probably the most sound in the lot, so impressed me that I wanted to share a short summary of his major points. His advice comes one main point per paragraph, and he makes my job easy by printing each of his major suggestions in red caps.
- Artists drive the bus (not critics, curators, art historians, etc.)
- Let your studio be a sanctuary
- Don’t be afraid to do dumb things in the studio
- Keep away from art fairs (“Instead visit a museum and spend time in the wing housing art from centuries past. You will be rejuvenated not demoralized.”)
- Support your fellow artists as they support you
- Read biographies of artists
- A life in art is a long race not a short sprint