I don’t like commercial ideas in art—all that hustle. Sell sell sell. Such elements destroy the essential spirit of art. It looks empty if freedom and independence are taken away, causing low-quality products and internal rot as a result. It’s not great or cool. Like, if you really need money, go make money. Why try to cheat with something as high as the matter of soul and art? Those are not about money at all.
You creators don’t get it. That stupid illusion, like everything must be sold — no, it’s just a temporary state of being human – all that capitalism thing, it’s not the essence.
Why not just create some actual commerce products to get paid and cover bills?
Money destroys art. The real proof is most of big today’s movies, which are stupid even with tons of money. They’re afraid to show real art and truth because they’re afraid of losing revenue. That fear is the dark side of commercialism in art. Pop music goes nowhere for the same reasons.
The thing is, most people just don’t care what they listen to or watch. As long as it’s either cheap trash or some high intellectual stuff, they’ll accept anything.
Real muse is killed by all that bustle and buzz.
Art is a feeling, a beautiful essence rising above all the grounded stuff like luxury and toilets.
I think you’d be better off making some commercial stuff if you need money, separate it, find time for it, like you find time do when eating or cleaning yourself. Feelings and thoughts are, by nature, higher than any basic stuff, they need freedom. You are not truly free when you are trying to sell.
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