Dealing with people

Having to interact with humanity is one of the more difficult things an artist has to deal with. You would think this would not be the case, but that circuit in the brain that makes a true artist also takes away the easy affability and gregariousness you see in other people.

Take the time to read up on some art history, go back as far as the old masters, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens. Move forward through the ages to Monet, Van Gogh, and Manet. Every single one of them seemed to prefer their own company to that of others. In a phrase, they were what some call geeks. In actuality they all, as does nearly every"talented" artist today exhibited some level of autism, likely in the Asperger spectrum.

This is not a condemnation by any means, merely an observation, as I often see the same sort of personality twist from the norm in myself. This is why those artists who develop enough of a following to where their works enable them to make a living often obtain the services of a manager. The manager deals with the people, allowing the artist to continue on doing what they do best.