"As an artist, I live my artistic life to the fullest and entirely on my terms. That's what being an artist is about. I'm the only one who decides what kinds of art I make." All true. And exactly how creating art should be. Also true is that just like you, the established art world lives its life to the fullest. It has structure, procedures, protocols, ways of doing business. It's what life in that art world is all about. You can pretty much choose to ignore it, unless you want to be part of it.