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this is a pretty angry piece. my hope is that as i become established as an artist and have shown that i can make it in the
field, i won't take the criticism so personally. my fear is that i always will. truth is, no matter how well known i am or how big
my following is, there will always be critics. so i hope i can learn to live with the criticism.
i have been in a bad place recently. there are many factors that come into play, one of which is criticism of my art. i finally
decided to stop wallowing in self pity and put it to work. in the last month alone, i have been told i am not a serious artist, that
i'll never make it, and so forth. and the irony of it all is, the majority of the criticism i get comes from the people who are
helping me launch my art career. a part of me wonders why they are giving me a chance if they don't like what i do.
i get a lot of flack for using eggs to convey messages, for the colors i use, for the size of my art as well as the material i
choose to paint on. every time i hear something negative, i find myself doubting who i am as an artist and what i want to say
with my art. i try to change things. thankfully, i am getting to a place where i see i am not going to be able to please
everyone. the purpose of my art from the get go was to share my experiences, find a way to connect with people on some
level-to get all the stuff inside me out. my art was never meant to please the world.
so this is my "fuck you" piece. i can't let the criticism make me a prisoner. i can't let it steer me off my course. maybe by
choosing to make art for myself, i will never be able to "quit my day job." but at the end of the day i will know i did not let
anyone silence the artist inside me.
* the phrases in the background are actual comments people have said to me this year.
field, i won't take the criticism so personally. my fear is that i always will. truth is, no matter how well known i am or how big
my following is, there will always be critics. so i hope i can learn to live with the criticism.
i have been in a bad place recently. there are many factors that come into play, one of which is criticism of my art. i finally
decided to stop wallowing in self pity and put it to work. in the last month alone, i have been told i am not a serious artist, that
i'll never make it, and so forth. and the irony of it all is, the majority of the criticism i get comes from the people who are
helping me launch my art career. a part of me wonders why they are giving me a chance if they don't like what i do.
i get a lot of flack for using eggs to convey messages, for the colors i use, for the size of my art as well as the material i
choose to paint on. every time i hear something negative, i find myself doubting who i am as an artist and what i want to say
with my art. i try to change things. thankfully, i am getting to a place where i see i am not going to be able to please
everyone. the purpose of my art from the get go was to share my experiences, find a way to connect with people on some
level-to get all the stuff inside me out. my art was never meant to please the world.
so this is my "fuck you" piece. i can't let the criticism make me a prisoner. i can't let it steer me off my course. maybe by
choosing to make art for myself, i will never be able to "quit my day job." but at the end of the day i will know i did not let
anyone silence the artist inside me.
* the phrases in the background are actual comments people have said to me this year.
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