We were lucky to catch up with Kaldric Dow recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Kaldric , thanks for joining us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?
im pleased to be in the position to earn income from art that create for the enjoyment of myself first, the happens to bring enjoyment to others. art has took me to other cities and states that Im sure I would have never visited had I not become an artist.
Kaldric , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
my names kaldric dow, im a 33 year old visual artist living in San Antonio Texas. when I was in the fourth grade we took a field trip to a museum and I seen an art piece that started me down the path of drawing Pokemon and dragon ball z characters. I was skilled in high school and went on to earn a degree in graphic design. I create portraits of family and faces I find in magazines and online in my own style and people want these people which im grateful for. the thing im most proud of is that I recently had a museum exhibition in Amarillo Texas, I’ve always wanted my work to be in a prestigious institutions such as a museum. as an artist I simply point at things that I like, draw/paint them and show my community, and my community supports it, there’s no better feeling than that.
In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?
you know, some of these living artist artwork goes to auction and sell for millions, when the person who bought the piece from the artist only paid a percentage of that amount, let say 10,000. the art industry is one of the most unregulated industries but I think there should be some sort of rule when the artist always get at least 5 percent royalty when ever work resells. that would benefit the arts field a lot and give some power back to artist to open more galleries or make more work.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
so something that I had to unlearn was a terrible thing people tell young artist, which is the tale of the starving artist. when I told some people I wanted to be an artist they would mention the starving artist narrative, which caused me to go into electrical engineering for my first semester of college, ultimately ending up in art after that didn’t work out. I think people should wash away that starving artist narrative (however true it is) and be more encouraging to pursue art. there’s tons of successful artist out there, and there’s steps to becoming successful, you just have to discover those steps but it is very possible. I’ve been figuring it out as well and its been an enlightening journey.
Contact Info:
- Website: kaldricdow.com
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