Living from your art

The path to notoriety

In the field of visual arts, many artists did not achieve fame until long after their death. This was the case for Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Claudel, Amadeo Modigliani and many others…

The advent of contemporary art has changed the situation somewhat and allowed many artists, painters, sculptors and photographers to achieve fame and wealth during their lifetime.

But what about these artists, not yet or little known, who try with more or less difficulty to make a living from their art ?

Many of them continue on their path without giving up their passion and their practice.
Despite our very materialistic society, more and more people, all over the world, are choosing to pursue an artistic profession. Furthermore, the art market has strongly developed and diversified. Today it includes not only works by renowned artists, sold at record prices on the secondary market, but also works by more or less anonymous artists.

Developing your notoriety, with the help of the Internet and social networks, allows everyone to hope for visibility all over the world, and to acquire a little notoriety.
Exhibiting your works in an online art gallery greatly helps contemporary artists to make themselves known and reach new audiences of buyers.

However, a multitude of artists remain in the shadows, despite their talent and sometimes their genius. Many of them have great difficulty making a living from their profession as artists and have to take on other work to meet their needs. Because being a talented artist is not a guarantee of success.

Throughout time, the most famous artists have not been content to be geniuses in their art.

They knew how to be supported, either by rich patrons, or by the institutions in place, whether religious or state. To acquire mastery of an art, whatever it may be, no recipe is magic. Work, and more work. All that remains is to hope for social recognition!

Patience and tenacity, combined with strong self-confidence, are necessary for anyone who wants to advance their artistic career.