It's deeply frustrating for an artist to explain her work in words that will be easily understood by everyone and that certainly includes people who lack appreciation for the Arts. This is not to say that my reasons for doing this blog is to allow for a space free of criticism from people who can't appreciate what I do. In fact, the reason why I did this is to give my audience, the people who DO appreciate my work so much that they keep a good track of it, the privilege of knowing more than what pictures can speak for themselves.
Part of me knows that being free of criticism would be impossible and I hope that in making my work public that there is will be an almost equal amount of support and constructive feedback given so that I can still continue doing what I love. Everyday I search for websites that could give me inspiration to not only make art but to give me constant reassurance that this need for expression is well-worth the time, energy, and utmost sacrifice that demands... honesty, boldness, and many attributes that I am still working on.
As you may have noticed, I tend to belittle my efforts as if they don't really matter in the end but if that were true, I wouldn't have the audacity to say it. Oftentimes, I find that words or phrases that may sound depreciating like "Who on Earth could possibly take me seriously even when I'm wearing an expensive suit if my face still looks like a clown?" more convincing than anything that tries to be optimistic. Besides, who doesn't love a little controversy? Except that's not really what I aim for but sometimes things like that can appear out of no where.
And before this all starts sounding wordy ('cause proofreading just shows me exactly what elements to make me cringe every time), I'll just clarify this point: I am an artist. I express myself through art. I have yet to sell art because if I did, I would be doing double-triple duty.
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