Thursday 28 April 2011

Do artists ever retire?

Last month the movie director Steven Soderbergh announced his retirement, but only after his last two movies are completed. His decision created an indusdry discussion on whether retirement is an existing option to artists. And if he is only trying to grab attention to his next two works, a PR strategy.


It is complicate to think that your mind can retire and stop thinking when you decide to. As long as we are alive our brain is working. Therefore how can an artist stop thinking about and producing art? Artists are driven by passion, or should be. Their work evolves with time. And apart from Shakespeare there were never a artist who made enough money and retire. To become a master is necessary to work the whole life, and likes Picasso, Michelangelo and Gaudi have proven that best works comes with experience.

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