Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hey creative people! Today I'd like to talk about two very distinctive strategies for an artist to become successful. I was inspired by a recent video from Chinese YouTuber/entrepreneur Li Ziran. In his video, he talked about two kinds of entrepreneurs - the ones who focus on building products and the ones who focus on gaining influence.
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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Product strategy
02:03 - Example Leng Jun
03:07 - Influence strategy
04:33 - Example Paris Hilton
04:57 - Product challenge 1 Dependency
05:42 - Product challenge 2 Investment
06:37 - Product challenge 3 Time
07:09 - Product challenge 4 Being unknown
08:14 - Influence challenge 1 Traffic
08:56 - Influence challenge 2 Social media uncertainty
09:31 - Influence challenge 3 Luck
10:08 - Influence challenge 4 Time
11:01 - Counter purpose with the art world
11:49 - Advice 1 technical approach
12:42 - Advice 2 Get in touch
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I believe there are also two ways of making art business: (1) produce-based strategy and (2) influence-based strategy. The former is more suitable for highly skilled artists who wish to work with institutions in the fine art world. The later is more popular among young artists who are native to digital social media.
Of course, this is just my theory. In the real world, things are more blurred. You can switch between the two or blend them. Let me know your take on this, and your plans in 2021 - how are you going to pursue a career in visual art?
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Video from Chinese entrepreneur Li Ziran (in Mandarin)
► youtu.be/i4mwJARMAJk
Article about Leng Jun on WideWalls
► https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/leng-jun
Paris Hilton doesn't need any link :p
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Hey creative people! Today I'd like to talk about two very distinctive strategies for an artist to become successful. I was inspired by a recent video from Chinese YouTuber/entrepreneur Li Ziran. In his video, he talked about two kinds of entrepreneurs - the ones who focus on building products and the ones who focus on gaining influence.
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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Product strategy
02:03 - Example Leng Jun
03:07 - Influence strategy
04:33 - Example Paris Hilton
04:57 - Product challenge 1 Dependency
05:42 - Product challenge 2 Investment
06:37 - Product challenge 3 Time
07:09 - Product challenge 4 Being unknown
08:14 - Influence challenge 1 Traffic
08:56 - Influence challenge 2 Social media uncertainty
09:31 - Influence challenge 3 Luck
10:08 - Influence challenge 4 Time
11:01 - Counter purpose with the art world
11:49 - Advice 1 technical approach
12:42 - Advice 2 Get in touch
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I believe there are also two ways of making art business: (1) produce-based strategy and (2) influence-based strategy. The former is more suitable for highly skilled artists who wish to work with institutions in the fine art world. The later is more popular among young artists who are native to digital social media.
Of course, this is just my theory. In the real world, things are more blurred. You can switch between the two or blend them. Let me know your take on this, and your plans in 2021 - how are you going to pursue a career in visual art?
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Video from Chinese entrepreneur Li Ziran (in Mandarin)
► youtu.be/i4mwJARMAJk
Article about Leng Jun on WideWalls
► https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/leng-jun
Paris Hilton doesn't need any link :p
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Our Patreon page if you are interested in coaching sessions
► patreon.com/veryprivateart
Our official website, many in-depth articles to read there
► veryprivategallery.com
Our Instagram account
► instagram.com/veryprivateart
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#artist #artcareer #artbusiness
![Becoming a Million Dollar Artist 💰 [Art Business Tips]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SvKPsJ0kFF0/mqdefault.jpg "Becoming a Million Dollar Artist 💰 [Art Business Tips]
Do you want to become a successful artist, making millions? Why your art isnt worth millions of dollars yet? Many books and programs tell you its easy to get rich fast. You see a 150,000 USD banana duck-taped to the wall, and think: it must be easy to become a successful artist! The reality is, making it in art isnt as straightforward as it appears.
00:00 - Intro
03:32 - Social way
07:01 - Financial way
08:05 - Institutional way
09:38 - Digital way
11:31 - Local Way
Mentions in order of appearance
►Antony Gormley - https://www.antonygormley.com/
►Ai Weiwei - https://www.aiweiwei.com/
►Ullens Art Center Beijing - https://ucca.org.cn/en/
►Takashi Murakami - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami
►Moma PS1 artist residency - https://www.moma.org/ps1
►Wlop - https://www.youtube.com/c/WLOP/about - we are fans!
►Ross Draws - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rossdraws/about
►Callen Schaub FAKE ART - https://www.youtube.com/user/callenschaub
No link to Paris Hilton she doesnt need any
The global art market is evaluated at $64.12 billion in 2019. However, this number isnt quite relevant for 99% of us. The 1% of the world’s population currently holds over 44% of household wealth. In other words, we the 99% are merely splitting what the leftovers. You might want to check out this Vice article The Art World Is Full of Lies, Smuggling, and Financial Hijinks:
►https://youtu.be/V9ccEVJna28
At Art Basel 2018, 80% of collectors bought works that are under $5,000. Meanwhile, 1% of buyers purchased works that are over $1 million. If you want to become an artist making million-dollar art, you need to dance with the high society, the 1%.
If you dream to become a millionaire artist, there are some ways. I am not here to tell you the conclusion, because its you who will find ones own way. Take a pen and piece of paper, do some research. Who is the most successful artist alive in the world? What did they do right to get there? What can you learn from them? You will find some clues in those answers.
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