Ah, I see your problem. You think the point of creating art is external validation of your creation.
Haha, no.
The point of art is you created some art. Expressed something in a way unique to you. If you did that, your art is a success, even if no one likes it.
Even if you don't.
Don't worry, it won't be that long before you make something *you* appreciate, and maybe not even as long as that before you make something someone else appreciates.
I just got back from my local juggling club. We passed clubs in some very challenging ways. I worked on some new tricks.
Did I make art? I dunno.
@lemgandi Did it feel like art? Is there an element of performance and expression?
If so, sounds like art to me. I take a pretty expansive view.
It is perhaps a subtler question than it appears. Since the early '90's, there's been an enlarging split between performing jugglers and amateurs like me. Performers tend toward tricks audiences can understand. Many of the things I and my friends work on are almost invisible unless you know what to look for.
I am coming to this realization. I still don't think of myself as an artist. It is something I do. A lot and all the time.
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