I'll keep this short. I have been researching artists and artistic creators more then ever lately for school work as well as on my own time while I should be doing school work.

All successful people/artists are controversial. And I think that's what makes them important. If you can cause an argument, debate or conflict by creating YOUR OWN art. Then you are doing something right. I can see from reading that a lot of successful young artists were a little bit discouraged at the beginning of their careers for bad reviews, and their work creating controversy. If you can make people talk from work you are creating from within and from being inspired, you are on the right track. It means it's catching attention, and that's the first step. It is so weird reading about experiences from others that started out where I am right now. You are never going to please everyone, and that is something I am dealing with right now, and I am slowly coming to a peace with that because it will only hold you back trying to make everyone happy with something that you are doing solely for yourself. Maybe I'm wrong? I hope I cause some controversy





Here's a link to one of the recent articles I read. The one that made me "click"

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/30/140929475/pop-art-master-oldenburg-unveils-another-big-idea

Here's some more artistic drama if you're interested



Some Annie Leibovits drams
http://www.hollywood.com/news/celebrities/5226536/annie-leibovitz-miley-cyrus-photos-were-misinterpreted?page=all


http://www.accesshollywood.com/top-ten-most-iconic-annie-leibovitz-photos_article_9284



Irving Penn
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/24/arts/art-irving-penn-is-difficult-can-t-you-tell.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm




Terry Richardson
http://hyperallergic.com/4782/terry-richardson-controversy/


After reading this ^^ Have a look at the fashion shoot he had with the President Barack Obama
http://www.trendelux.com/blog/terry-richardson-photographs-president-barack-obama/