Recently I was thinking what would happen if I quit one of my jobs and just focused on the youth programs I’m working on. I would struggle more financially but I would be putting ten times more energy into a passion. Doing what I love.
That brought me to the term starving artist and the different views I’ve heard on it. Is the starving artist the one never settling for any job outside of his/her field? An artist who will not go outside of his/her beliefs and passions for money? The one standing on top of his/her car preaching, protesting for, or performing their work until the message is told and clear? The artist that will put every last penny and effort into their work even if it means not having access to other things? Or is the term just as subjective as art alone?
What is your definition?
