The Starving Artist Starter Pack You haven’t known pain until you’ve tried explaining to your landlord that your rent is “conceptual.” Mona Lisa’s Smile? Trauma Response. Art historians call it “enigmatic.” We call it “I just spent $300 on supplies and haven’t eaten since Tuesday.” Modern Art = Therapy with Extra Steps That banana duct-taped to a wall? Symbolizes inflation. The $120K price tag? That’s your student debt in sculpture form. Gallery Openings & Wine Because nothing says I’m broken but bougie like discussing your inner turmoil over boxed wine and brie. Graffiti = The Original Cry for Help Every tagged subway train is a visual diary entry that basically says, “Capitalism ate my dreams and I have no health insurance.”
Art is pain. Art is protest. Art is… unpaid exposure gigs.
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But if you make art? You ARE the struggle.
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The Starving Artist Starter Pack You haven’t known pain until you’ve tried explaining to your landlord that your rent is “conceptual.” Mona Lisa’s Smile? Trauma Response. Art historians call it “enigmatic.” We call it “I just spent $300 on supplies and haven’t eaten since Tuesday.” Modern Art = Therapy with Extra Steps That banana duct-taped to a wall? Symbolizes inflation. The $120K price tag? That’s your student debt in sculpture form. Gallery Openings & Wine Because nothing says I’m broken but bougie like discussing your inner turmoil over boxed wine and brie. Graffiti = The Original Cry for Help Every tagged subway train is a visual diary entry that basically says, “Capitalism ate my dreams and I have no health insurance.”
Art is pain. Art is protest. Art is… unpaid exposure gigs.
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