I think that as an artist it's important to have an idea or an insight to a part of the world that is all your own. Artists are uniquely suited to make such claims without fear of much ramification.
If it's accepted widely it's good for your career, and if it is accepted badly, then it's also good for your career.
If you were in a different position however, you have your job to be afraid of losing, or reputation. However artists have the strange media protection at being able to say almost anything they like and get away with it. You can't lose your job as an artist because in many cases, you aren't being hired to do it.
Well-received or not, artists are making what they will and saying what they will. In contemporary culture it's almost preferred if, as an artist, you have controversial views or an outlandish personality.
That's both a blessing and a curse, but that's a different subject.
The good thing is that artists are some of the craziest people, as well as the people socially allowed to present that craziness.
-Thomas
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