Comments on: Life After Art School, Part 3 (Conclusion) http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/04/life-after-art-school-part-3/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 0101101 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/04/life-after-art-school-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-997 0101101 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:24:12 +0000 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/?p=4742#comment-997 argh. I was supposed to be an art major - SAIC - years ago' couldn't go: dad lost his job, needed to earn $, had a daughter, etc... Ended up a CPA (!!?!) but, you know what? Every profession (yeah, art is one if you go to college for it) bleeds people out as you go up the ladder. New grads come into the accounting firm all convinced they're wonderful - and they are -> ALL of them. Not all will/can stay: capitalism is a pyramid. So, some have to go, (and they were the somewhat lucky ones. Nowadays, some don't even get jobs at all.) But the good news: Once you're an accountant, everything is better. I can study / practice art now because .... I'm an accountant and (1) at least I can sell my time for $$, and (2) what can be worse? Failing?? Not at all. Failing at art is better than succeeding at business - if you succeed in business, failing at art can be a pleasurable pastime. And, maybe even become something you succeed at. argh. I was supposed to be an art major – SAIC – years ago’ couldn’t go: dad lost his job, needed to earn $, had a daughter, etc… Ended up a CPA (!!?!) but, you know what? Every profession (yeah, art is one if you go to college for it) bleeds people out as you go up the ladder. New grads come into the accounting firm all convinced they’re wonderful – and they are -> ALL of them. Not all will/can stay: capitalism is a pyramid. So, some have to go, (and they were the somewhat lucky ones. Nowadays, some don’t even get jobs at all.) But the good news: Once you’re an accountant, everything is better. I can study / practice art now because …. I’m an accountant and (1) at least I can sell my time for $$, and (2) what can be worse? Failing?? Not at all. Failing at art is better than succeeding at business – if you succeed in business, failing at art can be a pleasurable pastime. And, maybe even become something you succeed at.

]]> By: Jen http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/04/life-after-art-school-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Jen Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:31:29 +0000 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/?p=4742#comment-861 My advice. Don't run for an MFA for vague theoretical reasons. Go because the school has expensive otherwise-out-of-reach equipment, or you really want to teach. Go with a specific goal, not just increasing your portfolio. There are ways to work on art and theory in the confines of "regular" life and it's probably much much cheaper. (Unless you get some scholarships.) "Do what you love" still seems to be the best advice but do it sanely and within budget. Afterall, limitations are supposed to be creative, aye? My advice. Don’t run for an MFA for vague theoretical reasons. Go because the school has expensive otherwise-out-of-reach equipment, or you really want to teach. Go with a specific goal, not just increasing your portfolio. There are ways to work on art and theory in the confines of “regular” life and it’s probably much much cheaper. (Unless you get some scholarships.)

“Do what you love” still seems to be the best advice but do it sanely and within budget. Afterall, limitations are supposed to be creative, aye?

]]> By: nk http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/04/life-after-art-school-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-741 nk Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:18:01 +0000 http://chicagoartmagazine.com/?p=4742#comment-741 how about writing, the genre being something like "artschool confedential", all the thoughts and inklings of a recent art school graduate, come to think about it, that is exactly what your article eis doing ( i just read the third part, though). I am wondering how graduates in other fields try to carve out their respective niches? how about writing, the genre being something like “artschool confedential”, all the thoughts and inklings of a recent art school graduate, come to think about it, that is exactly what your article eis doing ( i just read the third part, though).
I am wondering how graduates in other fields try to carve out their respective niches?

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