From the Studio: The Starving Artist

The Starving Artist Myth: Romantic or Ridiculous?

We’ve all heard it. “You're an artist? So like… what’s your real job?” Cue the eye twitch.

The starving artist stereotype has been around longer than your grandma’s Tupperware. It paints this picture of a misunderstood, paint-streaked genius eating instant noodles in a drafty attic, tragically devoted to their craft while the world passes them by (and passes on paying them).

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