Commercially successful aspie artists?

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03 Aug 2016, 1:24 am

I've been thinking lately I should explore my artistic side. My whole family has a good artistic sense; maybe it's genetic, I dunno. I've kind of been tripped up by wondering what the ceiling is on achievement in that area would be for me, though. This is a quote from my latest and thus-far most rambling post in the Haven:

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I've thought about more artistic endeavors, but I'm... dubious about this. I seem to have some talent, but to my knowledge I've never seen art or writing from a fellow aspie that I thought was worthwhile. It always seems soulless, derivative and mechanical, and my efforts have had much the same feel to them. Maybe it's not something I'm capable of.

I stand by this. It has been my experience, but there's a lot of people on these forums who are more informed than I am on these matters. So what I'm asking here is that people prove me wrong. Really; I want to be wrong, here!

Does anyone know of any diagnosed aspies who have been commercially successful with some art medium? Could be visual arts (painting, photography, etc.), creative writing (fiction, in particular)... whatever, as long as it's that person's primary source of income and they are known to have autism.

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03 Aug 2016, 8:18 am

Stephen Wiltshire <-diagnosed, openly autistic

David Lynch <- I know you wanted diagnosed, but David Lynch is worth a look, if you have not read up on him. He is "assumed" to be autistic. He runs a retreat for autistic people, and it has been noted many times that "virtually every" character on his show Twin Peaks was autistic. He is an incredible mixed media artist. I would find it difficult to look at any of his other art and film ventures and find them NOT autistic.

There's also this book: Drawing Autism.

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03 Aug 2016, 8:20 am

You should look at the art work which is presented right here on WrongPlanet. You'll see lots of talent there.

Unfortunately, I don't have visual artistic talent.

I would say at least some of the art could sell in the open market.

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03 Aug 2016, 9:33 am

Art is all about finding your voice. Making a living from it is a bonus.

Good luck

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03 Aug 2016, 11:50 am

@SocOfAutism: Thanks, these are the sorts of things I was looking for! Please let me know if you think of any more.

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I'll have a look... surprised I haven't done so already.

goatfish57 wrote:

Art is all about finding your voice. Making a living from it is a bonus.

Good luck

I actually agree, but for the purposes of this question I need a way to quantitatively measure success. And thank you.

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03 Aug 2016, 2:07 pm

If somebody is solely making a living as an artist, I would say that the person is successful at his/her craft.

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03 Aug 2016, 2:18 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

If somebody is solely making a living as an artist, I would say that the person is successful at his/her craft.

Yeah, that was my thinking.

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04 Aug 2016, 6:41 am

AJisHere wrote:

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I don't have an AS diagnosis - I'm diagnosed ASD, but I ran an art business for a number of years - painting contemporary acrylics and selling them. It's completely possible to do and to make a small to moderate income. I think it is hard to make a lot of money at such work though. At that higher level it becomes all about the connections you can make (which is hard with ASD).

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05 Aug 2016, 2:56 am

Jo_B1_Kenobi wrote:

Oh, I'd absolutely count that as a diagnosis; they're the same thing here in the states, anyway.

This is absolutely the kind of thing I was interested to hear. In terms of what it would be like, that matches what I've heard from professional artists.

Any chance I could see some of your work?

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05 Aug 2016, 7:59 am

AJisHere wrote:

Sure... The stuff I was doing when I was working was this sort of thing: http://jofox2108.deviantart.com/gallery/52077329/Traditional-Art

But I'm working for fun now, and posting on this blog... https://jofoxadventuresinart.wordpress.com/ (Some of this is a bit experimental and not of the same standard I worked to when I was selling stuff.)

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05 Aug 2016, 4:58 pm

Wow, I like those a lot... I don't personally care for working with acrylics but this makes me want to give them more of a chance. Thanks so much for sharing this with me, Jo.

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05 Aug 2016, 6:17 pm

Gary Numan?

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06 Aug 2016, 10:33 am

Chichikov wrote:

Gary Numan?

Not diagnosed, but it does sounds as though he likely does have ASD. Thanks for adding a name to the list!

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06 Aug 2016, 10:59 am

AJisHere wrote:

Wow, I like those a lot... I don't personally care for working with acrylics but this makes me want to give them more of a chance. Thanks so much for sharing this with me, Jo.

I know what your mean. I find acrylics difficult because they dry so quickly and I like to take time to blend colour how I want. I usually use a retarder to keep them moving for longer but it's still a struggle. I prefer oils when I can afford it and cope with the terps, or gouache when I can't. They do sell well though becuase they don't need any special care once they're dry.

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06 Aug 2016, 10:40 pm

AJisHere wrote:

Chichikov wrote:

Gary Numan?

Not diagnosed, but it does sounds as though he likely does have ASD. Thanks for adding a name to the list!

Really? I read that Gary Numan WAS diagnosed. Specifically, that he married a psych who diagnosed him.

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06 Aug 2016, 11:41 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyhawke_(musician)

dan akroyd is often mentioned as a famous aspergian, but it looks like it's unclear if he ever got a reliable diagnosis

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