Wednesday, December 9, 2009

What fears do you have about your artwork or making art?

Okay, so this is a big one for many of us who make stuff...but often in sharing our worries and anxieties about making things we can also ease the tension a bit.

So...what do you worry about with your work? What are you afraid to hear from your audience?

Let's open up a bit here...we are not alone in our worries...


This is me looking confused and worried.
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17 comments:

  1. SarahJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    "What is it" when it is suppose to be pretty obvious...

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  2. SarahJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    Also, what I worry about is that my work isn't original, that someone else has already done it before and people will think I'm just copying them.

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  3. apas03January 4, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    - Why are you in AP Art?
    - Your's is not cool.

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  4. SamanthaJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Ugh, where do I begin a list like this?

    First, I am afraid that what I feel will not properly convey the point that I am trying to get across, and that I will be misunderstood in the thing that I love the most: Art and creation.

    Second, on a more technical note, there is always the lingering stench of self assesment and the feeling that your talents have come short. I am no exception, and am constantly grappling with the demon that is always whispering that I am not good enough, and that my artwork will never compare to somebody with more experience and more insight into the world.

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  5. NicoleJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    my biggest fear is that people wont understand my art, and wont get what it is or is supposed to be. im always afraid of people asking "what is it?"

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  6. ajmarcusJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    most of the time im scared of if people look at my art and think that i really am just the worst at it, or if they have a very queit responce and then say that its "pretty good" or something along those lines. The worst though is probably when someone asks me to explain why its art, because thats a questions i simply cannot answer most of the time because i don't have a legit answer.

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  7. keeleyJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    -the biggest thing that i worry about is that my finished work won't seem like its actually art. I look at others work and I see how great they are at the art they are making and it makes me worried that my art won't really be taken as "art".
    -Another worry that I have (that many others also have) is the "what is that" worry factor. Pretty self explainatory
    -I also worry that my art isn't "good enough"

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  8. MelissaJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    I worry that no one will get my pieces, or that they won't get the message I am trying to get across. I worry that when they look at my piece they will say nothing...or worst of all...what is it?
    I hope that they will look at art more than a second, and stop and think and wonder about it.

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  9. Austin HomkesJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    My fear is that I will finish my art work and accumulate alot of pieces and realize that either they just aren't that good or they I straight up don't like them. I also fear that I will not be able to put the ideas into clay.

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  10. AmandaJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    - fear of failure
    - fear of not being able to "see" the whole piece because so much time has been spent on the details
    - fear of my best not being good enough
    - fear of misinterpretation
    - fear of ignorance on the viewer's part
    - fear of non-originality, lack of creativity
    - fear of compliments

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  11. HopeJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    Simply put, I worry that my artwork is insufficient. Maybe my style of art may be too simple that no one will look at it and be inspired or even interested. I've been discovering lines and perspective but what if someone says, "I could do that." Or if I put a lot of time into something, what if it doesn't look like it? Hmmm anxiety.

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  12. JordanJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    I am afraid of people not knowing what my piece is. The words, "What is is?" are terrifying to me. Or someone saying, "Nice cow." When really it was a horse (true story). Or someone saying that they could do that when it's directed at my work. I worry that my work won't be understood the way I want it to be understood or that my work will come off as amateuristic. I'm afraid that my work won't be "art"...

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  13. PhilJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    What worries me the most is that my work is not good enough. I love drawing, sculpting and just creating in general. It's something that I would love to do (or at least be involved in) for the rest of my life. My fear is that I don't draw or paint well enough to further my art education. I can't think of many things that I would rather do than this. I would fear that an experienced artist would tell me that I was somehow not good enough. That kind of thing really discourages me.

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  14. JLeighJanuary 4, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    I really worry about when entering in competitions, coming in last place. Also I worry about not having enough time to do projects so that they look the best and then people commenting on them that they could be better. I know that they could be better but I just either didn't have time or maybe that's just not my strong point in art. I mean we are all better at certain mediums and such of art. I like photography but hate drawing so drawing isn't my best medium and people sometimes expect me to be the best in that because I love art.

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  15. lee_hJanuary 4, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    ummm i would say that my greatest wishes not to hear is people saying stuff like "oh thats it" or "is it done" just the little things like that that kind of get under your skin. fears are simply that people wont like what ive done or will think the art is cheezy or something....but more on this later cause my battery is going to die and i want to save this.

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  16. LeslieJanuary 4, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    What scares me about my art is that when I am finished either I won't like it, or other people won't like it. Also I don't like it when people tell me to my face something about my work and then later I find out that they said something different behind my back. I would rather have them just say that to my face.

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  17. katieMarch 1, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    i'd say my biggest fears in art is people thinking they could do the same thing or better. it's annoying to me people think they can do the same thing. Another fear i have is people thinking it's not good enough. that it could have been done better... or that they could have done better

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