Grant Kester

I found this weeks reading to be very intriguing, particularly because i am an artist myself. And my job as an actress/ writer is to portray or provide material that is then consumed by the public. There were many interesting points brought up in Kester's writing about art and it's accessibility and content over the decades. As an actress/ writer i am consistently faced with questions like "who will enjoy this?" "will this topic be accepted by the public?" "is this topic too deep to discuss publicly?". I feel as though Kester addresses a lot of these questions in his writing. Also in reading i came across this quote:

"Artists who produce work that they know is not favored by our established regime are not necessarily taking risks, since they can forecast the results. Truly taking a risk means not knowing what's going to happen in the end."

To which my first response was, how is producing work that you KNOW will not be widely accepted by the public NOT considered taking risks? i was confused as to how it isn't considered riske' to knowingly produce work that you know people might detest. Then upon giving this quote a little more thought i realized it is in fact a matter of opinion. I stand by my opinion on the matter but i can also relate to the stans Kester has taken on the matter. Not knowing the outcome of your work, and not predicting one may provide a particular freedom that may not exist with a piece of work you have already predestined for failure or greatness.