About Art

...But it is easy to be swayed by conventional wisdom. I have allowed myself to believe that the potential of my work is being limited by by not pursuing the traditional channels, by not going mainstream, by not spending money to promote it, and by not doing everything that all the "successful" artists do.

...It was also easy for me to believe, at times, that releasing content for free might diminish the perceived value of that content. In other words, people might not take the work seriously for the simple reason that it is free.

...So the millions of voices of conventional wisdom have been heard, and yet experience has told me that my inner-voice has been a better guide.

...I could go into many more details, but the unavoidable truth is that every time I go commercial...every time I invest money to promote and ask fans to spend money to buy (which must be done to justify my investment)...the result is complete failure to reach an audience.

... It is not a weakness to be ignored by the commercial world, but inevitable if you are producing true art...if you are trying to actually say something meaningful and authentic.

...We artists must find those few unique, beautiful souls who are still alive and open to art. These are the people we care about anyway because these are the people that actually have a chance to help create a better future for all of us.

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Excerpts from http://www.abscondo.com/abscondo/2011/10/my-commitment-to-creative-commons.html