
Argurius
@ArguriusGC
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Dad | Art Appreciator and Collector
Joined March 2021
Sharing some of my favorite art collected on secondary over the last few weeks. Does it matter that they're all editions? Nope! Not at all. Great art is still art, as it should be. Which one is your favorite? (Credits to the artists in the 🧵)
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Pieces collected by these wonderful people: Between Realms - @funghibull BREATH - @GuyNorcal SEED - @ArguriusGC The Only Way Out is In - @JacqScripps Eternally grateful for your connection to what I create.
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Close to 400 hours of listening while stuck in traffic or exercising! 💪 No time to read and expand your horizons is not an excuse!
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"Net Positive" My first open edition is now live for 48 hours 👩🏾🌾🎣 Link + info 👇🏽
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this space is a constant swing between toxic positivity and cancellation
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saw a tweet the other day saying artists with full time jobs make art to thrive, not survive and that's why they're successful in this space i think this discredits the artists who have been full time before you paid attn to them and its kind of a slap in the face imo, further
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GM! Celebrate your successes! Don't focus on your current problems but remember all the things you went through to get to where you are now! 🙏
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At some point, in almost every successful artist’s career, there’s a point where the ego takes over. « I’ve worked so hard to get here and went through so many hardships, surely I deserve to sell? » « My work is so good it deserves to be in a museum and studied. » This
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The story of how this shoot from 2016 saved my photography career: I had recently moved to LA and had a job as a production assistant. It required 12 hour days for next to no money and I could see the dead end from a mile away. With a few hundred dollars in my account, I quit. ⤵️
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Some random thoughts today: Curated collections/platforms claiming to be "for the artists" should only get small % of royalties on the first sale. 100% of secondary royalties should go straight to the artists. Don't give collectors too much power over your work.
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Could we maybe normalise in this space that it’s ok to take a break 😬 … That it’s ok to leave sometimes because it’s just a little bit too much here … That it’s ok as an artist or just a human being to follow where the work is especially outside of this space … That it’s
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