I know this must sound really stupid, but, here it goes anyways. All of you artist, photographers, writers, whatever.. sometimes like, do you just feel like it's not good enough? Like, okay, i paint, write, take pictures, but....I dunno, sometimes, I feel like even though I do all of that I am only like...mediocre at it, and even though I know deep inside that I'm alright, sometimes I just feel like I'm really bad at it, and despite all the different stuff I do, I am not really strong at one thing. Also, when I find someone else with the same interests as me, but they're better at their art, it makes me feel bad, why? Does anyone else feel like this?
Your just stuck, thats all. Every artst, no matter who it is, gets it. You could be on par with picasso or bierstadt, but still get stuck. I'm sure they did at some time. Also, you do so much you might be spreading yourself thin. It's hard to be completely serious with all that. Try concentrating on one, and have the others as side projects. Or you could just do them all, whatever feels right.
i feel this way, too!! lots of people comment on my work, and tell me how great it is, but i'm always left feeling like i didn't do good enough. i don't know why, but i do. hopefully one day it will pass.
everyone has it...eventually you come to realise that no matter what it's like...it has worth to someone...everyone has an audience...you just have to look for it...keep at it tho...if you like it then it's good...
heh, I guess that's right Sometimes though, I'm even shy to show people my work because I don't know how they'll react, but, I've learned that everyone has different tastes and I've dealt with that. InBloom, I'd lvoe to see your work.
Here is the link to some of inblooms art http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13758 Some really cool stuff. Every one is afraid of rejection and wants to be accepted, artists create and then what??? We are compelled to put it out there...holding our breath hoping for acceptance...fearing the rejection, we sometimes want to beat others to the punch and put it down ourselves so that if isn't accepted it won't hurt as bad...and if its accepted then we can for a moment feel better about it. All in all I think we are actually a pretty brave bunch, creativity is a very intimate thing and we are willing to share it with many, no matter what. I remember the first painting I sold...3 times what I had hoped for and I cried. I also remember another I sold...for about 3 times LESS than what I had hoped for..and I cried. teepi
yeah yeah! like if my friend and i both drew a flower, and everyone liked my flower and her flower, hers would still be better
lol ummm yeah! "We are compelled to put it out there...holding our breath hoping for acceptance...fearing the rejection, we sometimes want to beat others to the punch and put it down ourselves so that if isn't accepted it won't hurt as bad...and if its accepted then we can for a moment feel better about it." Actually...that is VERY VERY good way of putting it, and exactly what I am doing, although I couldnt put it into words, thank you. Yes, that is exactly what I do and it is about time I stop. You are also right, art is a very personal thing, and it is hard for me to show others becasue sometimes, I think very deeply on things, and if someone doesnt, and they just look at whats there then they won't get the true messege of it, and, they won't like it.
p.s....Inbloom, heyy no doubts about your art, it's great! It looks like it belongs on some Radiohead CD or something
Don't worry at all. Sometimes I look at my photographs and I can't seem to see them the same way that I saw them when I first took the shot, but it doesn't mean that it's not good enough. I seem to find that if i'm in a different mood, sometimes I see and take things in differently. Try to not look at your work for a little while, and then come back to it, you might surprise yourself with how pretty it looks that day.
Wow Twostep you're right...I do the same thing...when I finish something I hang it on the wall farthest from the front door then i go walk around outside for awhile and then walk in...its like I'm seeing it fresh. Or I'll hang it before bed then come look at it in the morning fresh...alot of times it looks very different.
I always had this problem. I'm just overly critical of my work anyway. I always have a vision in my head of exactly what I want, and if I can't execute it that way I hate the piece. It's really bad and I need to work on that because sometimes I get so depressed after working so hard on something because it doesn't come out just right....not necessarily bad, just not exactly what I wanted.... And I go to an art school so sometimes I get severly depressed about my work when we have critiques in classes. We're not supposed to be comparing our work to each other, just critiquing each piece by itself, but it's so hard not to compare really. It's always a concious effort for me NOT to berate my work, and to try and see it's good points, and concentrate on my strengths. And no amount of raves from others really helps either. Oh well.... as I've always been told, we are our own worst critic.
All the time.....but keep at it...what u make think is terrible ...can move others! and thats really cool ..
