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I've sat with many souls who have looked downward upon their own art and work. Who grieve that in some way there is something lacking, or that they have grown worse or in some way failed themselves. Some even believe that there can only be failure to be found in art. That if there is not some forward meaningful take from it, or dare I say, utilitarian purpose to the effort, then it has proven fruitless.
I just..want you to sit with yourself for some time. I want you to look at your art or writing. I want you to stare at what you are doing here and I want you to ask yourself what you really want. I mean what you really want.
Some people would say money, others would say recognition, many would say acceptance. Deep down inside though what we all want is our own happiness and peace. We want to feel validated, alive, beautiful. The greatest challenge any one artist will face in their lifetime is the overwhelming doubt that they are not good enough. They'll call their work ugly and by extension they'll believe they are ugly too. That whatever is on the inside will only reflect something terrible..and it's not true. None of it is true. all art is beautiful because in so many ways it reflects you.
So I worked on this piece that I call " Fun with shapes " because really it is just that. It is a reminder of what art is meant to be: having fun with the shapes in our minds, sometimes without a single reason, story, or meaning. I have a deep and profound respect for those of you who struggle daily with how you view your work. I have a fondness and admiration for those of you who have grown to fear even working upon your art.
You care so deeply, and fear so much that something so wonderful might be ruined, or that you could somehow magically walk backwards and get worse. But it's you we're talking about here. We're not here to laugh at you. We're not here to hold you up on a pedestal and compare you to giants. You're not in the shadows of great people. You are in the candlelight of your own wonderful glow, and we're waiting to watch you hold it on higher.
You don't need to prove anything to anyone. You don't deserve to believe you'll never be good enough, or that you are worthless for not doing what is expected of you. Just..breathe and have fun with it. Stop demanding the world from you, and remember that we love you.
I just..want you to sit with yourself for some time. I want you to look at your art or writing. I want you to stare at what you are doing here and I want you to ask yourself what you really want. I mean what you really want.
Some people would say money, others would say recognition, many would say acceptance. Deep down inside though what we all want is our own happiness and peace. We want to feel validated, alive, beautiful. The greatest challenge any one artist will face in their lifetime is the overwhelming doubt that they are not good enough. They'll call their work ugly and by extension they'll believe they are ugly too. That whatever is on the inside will only reflect something terrible..and it's not true. None of it is true. all art is beautiful because in so many ways it reflects you.
So I worked on this piece that I call " Fun with shapes " because really it is just that. It is a reminder of what art is meant to be: having fun with the shapes in our minds, sometimes without a single reason, story, or meaning. I have a deep and profound respect for those of you who struggle daily with how you view your work. I have a fondness and admiration for those of you who have grown to fear even working upon your art.
You care so deeply, and fear so much that something so wonderful might be ruined, or that you could somehow magically walk backwards and get worse. But it's you we're talking about here. We're not here to laugh at you. We're not here to hold you up on a pedestal and compare you to giants. You're not in the shadows of great people. You are in the candlelight of your own wonderful glow, and we're waiting to watch you hold it on higher.
You don't need to prove anything to anyone. You don't deserve to believe you'll never be good enough, or that you are worthless for not doing what is expected of you. Just..breathe and have fun with it. Stop demanding the world from you, and remember that we love you.
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"Some people would say money, others would say recognition, many would say acceptance. Deep down inside though what we all want is our own happiness and peace. We want to feel validated, alive, beautiful. The greatest challenge any one artist will face in their lifetime is the overwhelming doubt that they are not good enough. They'll call their work ugly and by extension they'll believe they are ugly too. That whatever is on the inside will only reflect something terrible..and it's not true. None of it is true. all art is beautiful because in so many ways it reflects you. "
so much that...love your posts and this one is exactly what I needed today...thank you so much...
so much that...love your posts and this one is exactly what I needed today...thank you so much...
The description was really hard for me to read. Not because it was poorly written (it isn't), but because of how relatable it is to me.
Indeed, I tend to feel like I'm ugly and everything I do is ugly, like I'm often going backwards and others are better than me.
Sometimes I think that I should just give up because I think I am not good at things I do. I am ashamed of how my work turns out, as I just see it as full of flaws and mediocre at best.
I guess I'm not alone in this terrible way of thinking. It's really hard to snap out of it, I try but it often seems like I just end up at square one in the end... even if all the evidence points otherwise.
As for the piece itself... It's full of motion and energy. The color palette is clearly very well though out and the layout is chaos and order intertwining in a very interesting way. I can imagine the elements bouncing in motion to an energetic upbeat tune. I'd say this is a rather abstract display of energy and joy, with a bit of melancholy.
Then again, I guess I'm overanalyzing. After all, it was just meant to look nice and be fun from what I can read in the description.
Indeed, I found this piece and the description to be very though-provoking, as one could most likely tell from the fact that I wrote this unusually long comment. I don't comment much, I rarely give any kind of feedback, as I'm very reluctant to do so. I spent half an hour writing this down, doing my best to put my thoughts in a suitable form.
Sorry if this comment is too long, annoying and/or too personal. I just wanted to express my thoughts.
Indeed, I tend to feel like I'm ugly and everything I do is ugly, like I'm often going backwards and others are better than me.
Sometimes I think that I should just give up because I think I am not good at things I do. I am ashamed of how my work turns out, as I just see it as full of flaws and mediocre at best.
I guess I'm not alone in this terrible way of thinking. It's really hard to snap out of it, I try but it often seems like I just end up at square one in the end... even if all the evidence points otherwise.
As for the piece itself... It's full of motion and energy. The color palette is clearly very well though out and the layout is chaos and order intertwining in a very interesting way. I can imagine the elements bouncing in motion to an energetic upbeat tune. I'd say this is a rather abstract display of energy and joy, with a bit of melancholy.
Then again, I guess I'm overanalyzing. After all, it was just meant to look nice and be fun from what I can read in the description.
Indeed, I found this piece and the description to be very though-provoking, as one could most likely tell from the fact that I wrote this unusually long comment. I don't comment much, I rarely give any kind of feedback, as I'm very reluctant to do so. I spent half an hour writing this down, doing my best to put my thoughts in a suitable form.
Sorry if this comment is too long, annoying and/or too personal. I just wanted to express my thoughts.
I wish souls like yourself weren't so ashamed of what you did. I stare upon some of these works in your gallery and they're inspiring. The kind of things that are the building blocks of imagination and expression. I'm proud of these works, proud of you, and quietly admiring. It is why I near beg those who feel this way to stand outside their views and doubts to ask themselves what they truly want and why they look so treacherously upon themselves. It doesn't make you weak to doubt, because regardless you still try, so try now and again to remember that you don't go back to where you started. You begin somewhere else, in a different way, moving forward, only ever forward.
I never want you to be sorry for speaking out, and I never want you to believe that here of all places, you are a bother. You're not to me. You guys are everything good waiting to happen, and I'm always hopeful to see it happen.
I never want you to be sorry for speaking out, and I never want you to believe that here of all places, you are a bother. You're not to me. You guys are everything good waiting to happen, and I'm always hopeful to see it happen.
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