This proves there is a conspiracy against actual artists here on Steemit. That, or your average person does not recognize true art. $7.49 with only 31 upvotes? Regardless of how many upvotes we receive, the payout is rarely over $.05. It is all good, compliments put food on the table in the world of dreams. Sure hope I do not have to further explain my negativity to this platform, as well as social media as a whole. Well, enjoy not starving to death and having a home. #thisispartoftheproblemamerica
Naa this is not part of the problem, America. See, what you should have done is you should have seen this amazing but peculiar work of art and gotten curious as to just why it has that much upvote and be prompted to check out the artist's other works.
If you had done this, you see, you would have found that this artist is definitely without a doubt one of the best on the entire steem blockchain, who has not only put up a lot of amazing awe-inspiring works of art, but has done so on a terrifyingly consistent basis.
You would have found out that it is majorly because of this TRUST that she has built on the platform, with regards to the quality of her works and her consistency, that allows her to make such a carefree but beautiful post and still make a decent amount of money on it.
What I'm saying, you see, is that success on steemit -- or pretty much in life and anywhere else -- goes much deeper than what's on the surface, but the collective cumulative effort that has gone towards getting to that point in time.
And this is why others like you can see that surface and assume it is the only aspect of the story, but you couldnt be more wrong.
It is why a great artist like Picasso can paint a stick and people call it high art and an amateur can paint the universe and it goes unrecognized. It is why Hemingway can write about a man sitting by a lake all through his story and it is regarded as the greatest story ever written while a newbie may write about galactic travels and grear creatures and still not get appreciation past his immediate family.
And yaa, I understand your struggle. It's tough to get recognition online or elsewhere for that matter when you're just starting out. It's frustrating as hell and it even seems as though there are forces actively working to stop you from achieving your goals; "conspiracy" as you call it.
And maybe there are, maybe there are not.
But the thing you shouldn't do is attack other people's integrity just because they've put in the work over the years and achieved something you're still aiming at.
That, my friend, is #therealproblemamerica.
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Actually, EVERY famous artist you see in a book or learn about in school is only famous because their work was supported by Freemasons or other Secret Societies. A lot of things about these artists, including Van Gogh "cutting off his ear" are totally made up. There is a conspiracy against me on Steemit and has been since I called out the "Whales" on their bullshit with the changes to the blockchain that made them richer and life more difficult for the "cryptopoor". Since then, anytime I am the first to upvote and comment on an new artist's post, within 5 seconds they will have 100's of votes with a good payout, with 0 clout on this platform, as if I am being followed. My dude was a certified detective at one point in his life so, this shit isn't too hard to figure out. Since you talk so much about how "great" this artist is, I will now take the time to see for myself. How much do you wanna bet I see exactly what I expect to see? Not that I care anymore, all art is technically worthless anyway, as art isn't scarce at all. It is so abundant that it has lost all value. Unless you are the idiot who put his ping-pong ball table onto the wall and sold it for 45 Million. :p
I promise if you're really open minded about it, you'll see just how talented this artist is. But if you're certain you'll see what you want to see then that's exactly what you will see.
Also, I wonder why the whales choose to conspire against you. You're certainly not the first or last to call them out. Hell they even call each other out.
One thing I will grant is that yhhh success here has a lot to do with who you know, it's more a reward for good relationship building skills sometimes, and that's not a bad thing either.
It takes time and it doesn't mean you're not good at what you do. In fact sometimes they go hand in hand. If people see you're good at what you do, they're likely to build a relationship with you and vice versa.
But attacking people who give their best is never cool.
Who said I was attacking? I was giving an honest critque that has nothing to do with "openmindedness". Like I stated, had you the ability to read, is that his work is amazing. His faces look like real faces. Big deal. That isn't what art is about, though. His work has no originality, does not stand out from the rest of the crowd, lacks imagination, and is a style that all artists must learn as they go through schooling. You can be unique, or you can be like everyone else. Given the options, I would choose to be unique. Sure, do faces, but, at least add some sort of style to it that lets me know that Hiddenblade did this work and not some other artist with the EXACT SAME STYLE. You can read, can't you? Perhaps you are the closed-minded one?
Have you seen my other posts though?
I mean, my actual artworks? XD
Not yet but, regardless, investing all of this time maintaining an online presence for me has been a waste of time. I will check it out when I have a chance and best wishes to you.
This is exactly the problem. You complain about not getting enough votes but you see maintaining an online presence as a waste of time. You can’t just post a pic and expect it to be viral right away, that’s not how social media works.
Just because someone has drawn her childhood drawings doesn’t mean they arent true artists. Is drawing hyper realistic stuff your definition of being a true artist? Before you accuse the people who voted for not being able to appreciate true art, I suggest you do a bit of background check. We do our very best to support true artists (like me :p) here on Steemit by curating and engaging with them.
#thisispartoftheproblemamerica not everything is about amerifuckingca. I will forever enjoy my home if you don’t colonize our lands again.
You are the truest artist of all haha😂😂 cos true artists never take themselves too seriously.
If i took myself so seriously, I would have a photographer take photos of my work and pay them their price of $200 an hour instead of capture the images with my shitty cellphone I was barely able to afford. I looked at this artists work and it is unoriginal and there is nothing about the style that would cue me in that this artist did the work, as opposed to another artist with the exact same style. Good work, but it is nothing the camera or copy machine can do. I do what the camera cannot do and really don't care because, I will keep doing it. I can't use crypto anyway, so who in the fuck cares? I am just stoked I generated conversation, ha ha ha.
Just looked at their art and it is unoriginal. Drawing realistic faces is the oldest form of art. It has been done before. It is good for what it is but, is not unique in any way. I cannot tell this artist drew this, as it looks just like every realistic portrayal. Anyone who knows their art history knows that the invention of the Camera was the catalyst that changed the art world forever. This person may as well be another Tattoo artist. At least folks can recognize my style from a mile away. I just do sales better on the street than I do online. Have a great day.
“Their”, im only one person XD
Good that your folks can recognize your art from a mile away. My folks too. I wish you have seen the “art” and not just the “drawing”. sigh it looks like you have something against tattoo artists. I am not a tattoo artist but you shouldn’t judge and generalize all tattoo artists for doing exactly what the CLIENT wants. There is a big difference between doing art for art’s sake and tattooing based on CLIENT’S wants. The problem with the world (not only America) is people judge the book by its cover. So glad I grew up and was taught to not judge right away. 🤦🏻♀️