Post #615644 by happy buddha on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 9:21 AM

But that perpetuates an archetype of a 'true (or famous) artist' being independent of the commercial or design field. That hasn't been true for about a century. Nowadays most any given artist works across several different fields, particularly if they want to make a living as an artist.

I would also say that many artists are just as well known, sometimes more so in the mainstream, for their commercial work.