Lovely film as a fellow artist I feel this pain. When the employer uses a shotgun to "shoot down" all his pricing offers and the way the artist spends his money on everyday needs... it just hits ya in the feels... many people don't respect the time and effort an artist puts into his work. Artists should be paid accordingly but alas that usually isn't the case. The final insult for the artist looking at his paycheck (thirty days late i might add..) he goes through flashbacks as a child loving to draw, an adolescence studying art, and then an adult as a freelancer artist, not getting paid for what he loves. He kills himself rather than taking the money ( I assume its a metaphor) Sorry for the rambling it was a beautiful short.
Reviews for "The Artist"
NCH responds:
yeah its purely a metaphor. it was hard for me to come up with a ending and I was worried the suicide ending was a cheap shot to end it. thanks for the ramble tho aha.
I do love stories that have a moral.
Artist do deserve more respect, very nice story.
So... respect mister/miss artist ;3
Amazing and very truthful.
Very sad but it gives a message. this deserves a 5 vote and a 5 star rating. No, this deserves millions of 5 votes and 5 star ratings!
He should have shot the boss, but great animation and story.
It actually speaks to me right now because all day i've been thinking deep about this exact topic. I'm an freelance artist and I feel people just want to use your talent for little gain or respect for your craft.
Thank you for making this.