Robo2010 opened this issue on Dec 28, 2004 ยท 47 posts
ShadowWind posted Fri, 31 December 2004 at 12:54 PM
Honestly, there would be no pleasing you unless Rosity ripped out the entire statistics system. If the Hot 20 were gone, it would be who has the most comments, or who doesn't take critique, or who doesn't jump through the hoops that you feel they should in order to be worthy. Otherwise you are fighting human nature, who's a formidable opponent. If there is one thing I've learned here and in hundreds of art shows I've been to, is that no one gives a darn whether you spent 40 minutes or 40 hours if they like an image. How else does one explain a KFC menu dipped in lead winning $25000 or the elephant who sells his paintings for $5000. Art is a product of perception and in that perception is not only the art, but the artist. That's true in any system that is subjective. It may not be fair, but it is what it is. And the sooner one accepts that reality, then the sooner one will be more at peace with themselves and their work. I used to think of these things, and get all upset, but then I realized it is human nature to like what one likes and I can either spend my life popping prozac, stop doing art, or do the art I enjoy doing and hope that people like it. If they didn't, I would just find something else to do. Life, as I've discovered recently, is far too short to worry about all of this stuff...but if you want to, go ahead...