When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
A lot of artists are much more concerned about how their work is used and how it's disseminated. That, to artists, is as important as the money, for some people.
An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist.
There's a power in what we hold as artists, and part of that comes with responsibility... to share the human experience and really allow that to be seen.
The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.
An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.
The artist forges himself to the others, midway between the beauty he cannot do without and the community he cannot tear himself away from. That is why true artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge.
To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.
Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.
Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality.