DarkElegance opened this issue on Mar 30, 2004 ยท 114 posts
DCArt posted Wed, 31 March 2004 at 12:14 PM
Yup, indeed it is. You know what a large part of the problem is? Actually, there are two ... (1) With creativity also comes deep feeling. I think that is all part of the creative process because it comes from the same place. (2) Expressing thought and feeling in writing is difficult. I can say "Wow, what inspired you to create that picture?" and it can be taken as either good or bad in writing if you don't hear the tone and inflection behind it. Artists are a sensitive lot ... and often times, if they see criticism in their comments it can be taken entirely different than the critique intended. So maybe there are actually TWO solutions to this ... (1) Create a forum and gallery where critique is welcome by the poster; and (2) Have those who make critiques PROMISE that they will try to critique eloquently and go beyond "That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO great!!!" 8-)