tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post115285148847477960..comments2024-01-09T21:59:59.860-08:00Comments on Will Price: Age and EntrepreneurshipAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07526077009135142958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1154919436658188372006-08-06T19:57:00.000-07:002006-08-06T19:57:00.000-07:00Indeed, I agree with Harry. Kids in America need t...Indeed, I agree with Harry. Kids in America need to be introduced to business concepts early on in life. My child also read Tyler and his solve-a-matic machine by Jennifer Bouani and he loved it. Now he wants to be an entrepreneur, we need more kids thinking that way so they can compete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1154206187593521032006-07-29T13:49:00.000-07:002006-07-29T13:49:00.000-07:00American kids need to start learning about busines...American kids need to start learning about business early on. I believe that our kids will take a backseat to kids from China, India etc... if we don't tackle this issue. My sons have read the book "Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine" by Jennifer Bouani, and they loved it. The story teaches kids ages 9-12 entrepreneurship and business concepts in a fun fantasy way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1153699740186503172006-07-23T17:09:00.000-07:002006-07-23T17:09:00.000-07:00Anyone who advocates, advances, or otherwise champ...Anyone who advocates, advances, or otherwise champions any sort of binary relationship or duality when speaking in context of the human mind's operation; especially, when said individual is speaking about the most subjective of areas--such as in this instance--I believe is fundamentally and severely in error.<BR/><BR/>However, if I may recant the popular cliche, what do I know? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1152946884069922482006-07-15T00:01:00.000-07:002006-07-15T00:01:00.000-07:00Perhaps not too late, but sounds like we might hav...Perhaps not too late, but sounds like we might have to wait for a decade...<BR/><BR/>Of course, artists in the study didn't stop doing art or let their "lifestyle" decisions impact whether they were doing art, but that's nit-picky, perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1152921654678245982006-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:002006-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:00As a painter and a geek, I thought that was intere...As a painter and a geek, I thought that was interesting. The thing with painters though, a break in your career doesn't have that much to do w/ your ability as an artist. You have to consider politics, wars, etc. WWII made the NY School painters. The patrons, like Peggy Guggenheim, fled Paris and moved to NY. The money was there, so the painters gave up their day jobs and got to spend more time doing interesting work. Before WWII these NY painters simply were not recognized and their paintings were worthless. I guess you could argue that the best artists would find a way to get to Paris or wherever by age 30. <BR/><BR/>I think my point is that "value of painting" doesn't have a direct relationship with the nature of "genius" because there are so many factors that determine the value of something new. You need good art critics with passion, someone with a lot of money to display the work (like a Guggenheim or a Hirshhorn) and usually some kind of behind-the-scenes genius like a Marcel Duchamp or a Hans Hoffman, and of course you need other artist "followers" to recognize the genius, because critics alone are not enough. <BR/><BR/>While Cezanne was probably better than the entire NY School combined, I don't think profit was his motive. He lived off his dead father's wealth--his dad was a banker. He was very lucky in other ways. I'm pretty sure that Cezanne had a son who became an art dealer and he was fortunate to have lived near Paris where he probably met Monet and other VIP artists. So he wasn't just a good painter--we are damn lucky to have him too. And you also have to thank Picasso for the value of Cezanne's paintings. If it wasn't for Picasso, Cezanne could not be recognized today as the father of modern painting. <BR/><BR/>As for age though, I think the "40" number sounds right. The value of de Kooning's paintings was also really helped by the fact that he "outlived" most of his competitors. He became a leader, gateway to the past, a beacon of truth. The world came to him for his increasingly rare knowledge/memories. <BR/><BR/>As I read somewhere recently, there has never been a better time in history to be a painter. Maybe at one time you had to live in Paris or NY, but these days all you need is Internet access and you can almost reach the entire world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com