Post #152434 by Tiki-bot on Tue, Apr 12, 2005 10:38 AM

I think really astute artists can create their own markets. Shag did it, Kinkade did it, now YOU can do it! Seriously, I'll admit that both of those people have a fair amount of talent, but I think their success lay in their ability to market and promote themselves - to create a demand for their works. They work hard to make their art appear to be "collectible" (and it may actually be collectible in many cases), and many people are happy to follow along with that idea and buy their work. It's really odd what some people consider valuable and it's understandable how some artists become so rich from selling such questionable "art".