Jon Paciaroni Photography
Colorado based commercial photographer. Specializing in adventure sports, lifestyle, and environmental.
Love what you do, and do it well
All you artists out there should take a lesson from this: one of Banksy’s graffiti, stencil style paintings sold recently at a Sotheby’s auction for 102,000 British Pounds, or around $200,000 USD, a new high price for a piece of his art. Read the BBC article here.
Why I’m bringing this up is to remind you: do what you love. Not what somebody else wants you to love. Make art and feel good about it. The money will come. You think Bansky’s mom was proud that he spent so much time (“amounting to nothing”) in a dingy studio making graffiti stencils and staying out all night to deface public property? Not at first, I’m sure, but I’m guessing she’s proud now that he’s got himself a roaring fine art career. I’m taking liberties here, as I have no idea what his mom thought of him; I’m making gross stereotypes. Social measurements of success are tough to discuss in short here, but, regardless, it’s nice to see a graffiti artist doing well at Sotheby’s, doing well doing what he loves. I wonder if his art teachers in school thought his talent was going to waste? Either way, well done Banksy. Thanks for the inspiration and for keeping us focused on doing what we like and doing it well.
Well said John!
Some of us need these kind of stories to keep on doing what we love!
Love your work by the way!
All the best for you man!