Seeking Validation and Earning Credibility as an Artist

Or, somewhat, false validation from social media.

It’s accurate, and I loathe stating this, that the extra followers you have, the additional very likely I am to pay awareness to you and your artwork because many others have provided you their thumbs up at some place. 

And your social feed is additional probably to manage my attention if it emphasizes artwork as the center of your existence. Artwork, artwork, and extra art. That’s what I want to see from an artist who seeks reflection and important notice.

However, we have to accept that there is a untrue sense of validation from social media. I believe Sara Schroeder felt that when she talked about seeking to be “more than an Instagram artist.” She grew her Instagram adhering to swiftly and had to choose a phase (or two) again to contemplate what she really wanted from her artwork. Pay attention to my conversation with her in episode 119.

When it feels excellent to get all those followers, likes, comments, and shares on social media, at some position you have to speculate what they all indicate. 

Who is performing the next, liking, commenting, and sharing? How are those interactions assisting you in the very long run? What transpires when you don’t get enough likes or comments?

This begs the problem: Who are you trying to get validation from?