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What's also astonishing is the belief that everyone owes something to the artist. Especially striking is the audacity of statements like, 'Galina, you know how to sell paintings. So sell mine for a percentage of the sales.' Yes, I do know how to sell. But why should I do it for you? And do you know what they say to me afterward? 'But I've been told by internet experts that la la la.' Well, if they said so, let them sell it themselves. And when I ask for specifics, it's either silence or 'Galina, you don't understand. Internet experts have valued my works at …' Well, good for them. Let them buy or sell independently.

What's my role in all of this? And here's where the plot thickens even further. Because nobody owes anything to the artist. And fundamentally, with his deep inner world and everything he wanted to express, he's not particularly interesting to anyone either. I know it sounds harsh. And it's only after realizing these fundamental positions that movement towards sales, money, and recognition begins."