The Mudariki Post

'If you are an artist, you are a leader. If you are a leader, you must make a stand and tell everyone who you are and why they should listen to you. In this hyper-competitive world, you must be brave and embrace your genius or your voice will be silenced by those around you who are not afraid to speak up'   Brainard Carely (2011) A s the year is about to end, l have decided to do a year-end appraisal, a little like how they do it in the business world. I must say, for one to honestly and accurately assess oneself on the value and quality of what one has done over a given period of time is not as easy task, but l will give it my best shot. With the relatively few years of experience I have in creating art, I think I can reasonably assess where my work fits in to the local visual art world. I think l have a fair understanding of the art market l operate in.  It is a comparatively small market and the potential client base limited.  Some art professionals I ha...