![]() ![]() And that by jealously guarding it they’d be doing themselves and the world a disservice. (The Washington Times via Library of Congress) On the evening of October 11, 1921, Elizabeth Tyler was entertaining a few friends in her elegant Atlanta home. ![]() But somewhere along the line, they’ve decided that while the art is theirs, it doesn’t fully belong to them. The KKK might have died in obscurity if this sinister, racist woman didn’t come along Elizabeth Tyler realized that there are all sorts of non-whites to hate Mary Elizabeth Tyler in 1922. Nobody is saying these people are egoless, or that they don’t enjoy the fame, money, and respect their work can bring. Somewhere in the middle, there are the sincere, committed creators who have somehow managed to separate themselves sufficiently from their work to share it with the rest of us. ![]() “The expense of spirit in a waste of shame,” as Shakespeare put it, in a slightly different context. On the other end you have the shy, tortured poets whose notebooks may or may not be discovered after their deaths. No offense intended to those who rock out to their tunes. They are the Dells of this world as opposed to the Apples – cheap (if lucrative) imitations of what works. Gritty and spiteful, the music rampages mercilessly. #Die in obscurity professional#On one end of the spectrum you have professional “artists” whose work is the product of market analysis and a team of executives. Formed by members of Memoriam and Pemphigoid, As The World Dies are among UKs most promising new bands. Share your work widely enough, and it will surely resonate with somebody, somewhere. If you believe in what you’re doing, he says, then you have to commit to sharing it. This means engaging wholeheartedly with the business of art. The rest is hustling on its behalf – making sure the world hears it. Making art, says Josh, is half of the artist’s job. Genius never heard of live in obscurity, die unlamented talk of the sun shining and never being seen, of the blazing comet pouring itself through the. ![]()
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