It’s a two edged sword.

Picasso was probably the most famous celebrity Artist ever, everyone knew Picasso’s face, even if you hated his work and the majority of the population did, but they all knew him and enough people loved him and bought his work to make him a millionaire.
Everyone does not have to love you and buy your work, but everyone needs to recognise who you are and your Art.
Your popularity, who you are is built upon your Art and your Art better be good and original to support your Artistic celebrity.
Many will say that it is all about my Art and the purity and honesty of my Art and not about me personally, of course the Art is very important but what’s the use of having beautiful, pure, honest, original work if no one sees it or even knows that you exist, it would be as if it was never made.

If you want your Art to be shown and you want it sold, then the Art buying public will need to know you and recognise you.

It really is a two edged sword, your Art must be original, good and saleable and you must be friendly, polite and out front beside your Art so both are recognisable.

You are just as important as your Art and your popularity as a person must be built and your Art better be good to support it.

So paint great original Art.

Get your Art out in front of people.

Get your face recognised as much as your Art.

It does not make any difference whether it’s your Art or sculpture or whatever your create, it maybe the reason you got to the top but it is your fame, your celebrity now that is the reason you stay there.

The better you are known, the better you will sell.