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I guess every artist has felt that their work isn’t good enough. It’s sad we think this way, but I believe it’s a thing that make us fight even harder for our work.
Whenever you feel this way, look at your oldest work and compare it to your newest. Then ask yourself what you have learnt on your journey this far. Just by looking at older work makes me happy that I have come this far as I have. Sure, I do think ‘what the hell was I doing’ quite often, but it just makes me realise I have developed and have sharper eyes for things. By that I mean that I can critic my own work in a way that isn’t degrading, but constructive. I often question myself what I could have done better and what I would have made different if I could re-take the photo today.
Yes, you’re always your worst critic, no one can bring you down like yourself. Unfortunately it’s true, but I also believe you can be your best critic. Seeing what you need to get better with and how you can develop in your own way. And I know a lot of you, even myself, compare my work with others and wondering why my work isn’t as good. We know it’s not worth thinking like that because we all have our own signature in art. But I believe it’s something we will grow from.
Just wanted to share this, because I do feel this way sometime and I believe it’s nice to know what could make it better.
If you have something you could share about what you do when you’re feeling this way, please share!
Some work from 2008
DesuDan
How very true indeed, well said. I often have bouts of loathing for my art, just something myself and my sister go through. But on a positive note that’s what gives us a kick in the right direction, and nine times out of ten we produce our best art 🙂 It’s like a reset button, you start off looking at your art thinking with a pessimistic mood “i don’t like it, i can do better than that” So i sat down, played some calm music that i like (or even ambient nature sound tracks like the tropical forest ones) then as i drew another piece it made me really happy again. And i found that i can do 3 or 4 good drawings one after another in this mind set, and then i have a few days break and the process starts all over again.
So like you say, it makes you more determined to better yourself and your techniques as you really are your most harshest critic.
Sandscreen
Even if it’s true… at this time…. after my come back on the photography i still don’t love my work… just the idea, and the vision.
Josefine Jönsson
Hm. Why don’t you like it? :/
Sandscreen
Maybe i want too more or i’m too far for which i mean or maybe it’s just that i hate myself as a model… i don’t really know but i hate the result… Maybe i can be an awesome photography director but a very bad photographer…i don’t see any change.It’s very frustrating when i have an awesome idea and i can’t made it.
I’ll probably be a good photographer if i put all my “skills” on it but all kind of arts attract me…anyway… i’ll try, try and try again…
MICHAELA D
Svar: Jo, som jag sa x antal gånger behöver man göra det petigare för att få det trovärdigt. 🙂
Josefine Jönsson
Lyssnade inte så noga, så är väl därför! :>
Stefan
Jag tror nog att det bästa man kan göra som artist (musiker, fotograf, poet etc) är att låta ens kreativa flöde verka fritt. Oavsett om man målar Mona Lisa eller Malevichs “Black Square”, låter ursinnet rinna på papper i form av svordomar eller skriver en epos, man bör ej sätta munkavel på sig själv av rädsla att någon annan har redan gjort det bättre. Det handlar endast om att utvecklas som människa och artist. Det är därför man gör det man gör, inte för att överträffa någon annan. Jag har själv kastat bort målningar, teckningar, häften med poesi etc på grund av missnöje. Men å andra sidan själva processen från idé till slutgiltig produkt är viktig också.
P.S.: Minns inte riktigt hur jag hittade bloggen, det var sent igår kväll, men jag tyckte du hade jättevackra bilder i din portfölj/deviant art och ville säga hej.
/S.