Comments on: The Next Generation http://www.blaiseandco.com/bulletin/insider-talk/generation/ The blog and bulletin for Blaise and Co. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Brad Blackman http://www.blaiseandco.com/bulletin/insider-talk/generation/#comment-661 Brad Blackman Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.blaiseandco.com/bulletin/?p=782#comment-661 I like how in the last line you are getting into the mindset of your clientele, being "one of them" so to speak. It reminds me of the way portraitist Michael Shane Neal always wears cufflinks under his painter's smock (but with his own flair for bow ties and spectator shoes) since his clientele includes senators and Supreme Court Justices. It looks like the main takeaway is that too often artists (and to a lesser degree art dealers/curators) are too busy being artsy and dressing like hoboes focused on themselves to take the time to relate to their clients. I like how in the last line you are getting into the mindset of your clientele, being “one of them” so to speak. It reminds me of the way portraitist Michael Shane Neal always wears cufflinks under his painter’s smock (but with his own flair for bow ties and spectator shoes) since his clientele includes senators and Supreme Court Justices.

It looks like the main takeaway is that too often artists (and to a lesser degree art dealers/curators) are too busy being artsy and dressing like hoboes focused on themselves to take the time to relate to their clients.

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