justifications (or another self indulgent moment of silly angst disguised as sincerity)
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- kingjulien
As much as I'd like to believe that art is about the process itself and not about who's better or cooler or more famous, it seems the marketplace forces us to compete in dirty self-gratifying ways. That's what I love and hate about this site--that in the process of checking out all the amazing work I've become keenly aware of how incredibly talented some people are, as well as the limitations of my own stuff, which hard work can only compensate so much for. When I have an aesthetic or a technical question this place is a wonderful resource, a goldmine for inspiration. At the same time it's quite humbling to realize there are people taking it to levels you hadn't imagined before, especially for someone deluded into thinking greatness was just around the corner. It's good though, I guess. because sometimes-- like in the past few days--I stumble across new work and it makes me glad that I spend my time consumed with art . At least I have a place where I can turn a momentary distraction into a small pearl of wonder and amazement.
- buddylee0
shut the fock up!
- kingjulien0
buddylee, isn't there a screening of American Me somewhere you could be viewing...
- buddylee0
doesn't Days of Lives come on later today?
- ozhanlion0
use paragraphs for godsake
- Beech0
lol all that ranting and all you can say is "use paragraphs for godsake"
awesome
- iDp0
nice post julien, tis very true.
- buddylee0
art is what is
- nick0
you guys are a bunch of pricks.
- kingjulien0
lol...
- vespa0
hey nice one kingjulien - don't get upset by these biotches who can't read more than a few lines of text without getting frutstrated!
it's true nt is great for inspiration, but don't compare yourself to others too much cos there will always be someone much "better" than you and there will always be someone much "worse" than you, so comparisons only give either a false sense of ego or inferiority...
- kingjulien0
thanks vespa. point well taken.
btw, cool photography. another illustration of what i'm talking about...
