just by talking about certain topics and certain people, you’ve unknowingly made it easy for the authorities to bust people. you might think that you had nothing to do with it, but if you’re one of the talkers who like to discuss graffiti writer activities and name-drop on forums/blogs…oh and don’t forget the pseudo-photographers who like to burn spots…
thank you for ruining everything.
are just lame and unoriginal, granted i’m not original either but at least i put some thought into my posts and the images i choose.
makes me not wanna post as much.
whatever. what’s new, right?
into obscurity i go, thanks.
after thinking about my last post, i’ve decided that it’s inevitable. if i am to continue to publicly display my work, then biting is bound to happen and i have to accept it. it’s wasted energy to be angry about it but there are times when you gotta put it out there. i know i’m not original either, but still – the things that come out of one’s mind and how it’s translated/interpreted into something visual, is pretty unique; even if the concept or theme is derived from somewhere it’s infused with personal taste & experience. for instance, if you click on the blogs of my artistic friends, you will see how amazing & talented each artist is; you recognize their style and know that it’s completely theirs. it’s backed by years of experience. the person who simply takes another person’s style is only fooling themselves.
so i’ve come to the conclusion that even though biters/copycats suck, i guess having them around is a good thing; competition forces us to change and evolve our art to a higher level.
bring it.
if someone you know is copying you? maybe the person is not fully aware that they are, but you can definitely see it in their work. do you:
a) confront the person & tell them to stop copying most EVERYTHING that you do
b) ignore it and step it up. take your art, your style to another level where it will take some time before they start copying you again
c) be flattered / quit tripping / get over yourself / you are overthinking, over-analyzing this too much again / move on / nothing is original / we are all copies of those who came before us
i just want to say that i really hate having an ego; it rears its ugly head from time to time and turns me into a hateful, resentful human being. but hey at least i admit it. i also believe i have valid reasons; i resent that i worked hard and put in years to develop my style only for this person to take it and receive instant glory, because they are more popular than i am and have more friends than i do. i wish i didn’t think about this stuff but unfortunately i do. the graffiti subculture raised me to have an ego and i’m trying to undo it but it’s proving to be difficult. the creator made us this way; he/she/it made us to be walking contradictions – to be full of peace, love, happiness but to also have chaos, hate, destruction and a free will.
i am going to start drawing not-so-pretty things, like penises and satanic faces. i wonder if this person will copy me then. there, i finally said it.
We’re guessing you’re a woman, since the majority of art students have been female for decades. Get ready to work harder and for fewer rewards than the guy next to you. If you’re an artist of color, multiply those difficulties.
Sure, the art world’s better now than ever before, especially at the entry level where everyone wants to see what women and artists of color have to say. But galleries still overwhelmingly show white males, and up the ladder, at the level of museums, auctions, and art history books, there’s a crushing glass ceiling, way worse than in a lot of other fields. -Guerrilla Girls
from the book: Letters to a Young Artist
source: Jor
Another fellow Creative emailed me a short while ago asking me my opinion on where and how a Graphic Designer should look for work. Since Creative temp agencies are clearly well-known to be a complete waste of our time, and the ads on CL aren’t any better, then what to do in this horrible job climate?
I have concluded that our industry (Creative) is flat-lined…..DEAD! Unfortunately, it’s been that way for a long time and I don’t see it getting better anytime soon. Not only are reputable businesses not hiring, the ones (not so reputable) that are hiring are offering ridiculously below market insulting wages, asking the world of skill and experience and willing to pay next to nothing in an effort to devalue our industry…..BIG TIME! This is completely unacceptable and why I as a professional Graphic Designer/Art Director (over 20 years experience) and professional photographer am seeking to change careers entirely.
I lost my full time gig 3-years ago (spent 10 years at my last full time gig) and have had only a handful of small projects since. I have worked steadily through recessions before as a freelancer and have even obtained full time positions, but not this time. Our industry is DEAD, plain and simple.
Now having said all this, I am still marketing myself, answering ads and cold-calling, cold emailing prospective employers. I send out thank you letters for the very few interviews I may get and I make follow up phone calls and, most importantly, I refuse to give into discouragement. Also, just as important, although I am willing to negotiate my fee and salary requirements WITHIN REASON, I refuse to allow myself to be taken advantage of and be low-balled by these sleaze-ball, sinking ship scumbag “businesses”.
What’s the answer for Creatives?? You can either retrain for another career, or continue to weather the storm and fight the battle to get that job and salary that you deserve for your hard-earned skills. If you choose to hang in there and fight, then don’t settle for less. Don’t work for free with the hope of false promises of “exposure”, “credit” “future pay” and other bullshit as such. Don’t allow yourself to be used as slave labor for $12 an hour (which isn’t even an entry-level wage for a student in this industry). Flag ads from this forum (which is just about all of them) from businesses that seek to exploit this recession and teach these scumbag “business” owners that they WILL get what they pay for, which is junk-looking amateur work for low pay.
Hang in there, stand your ground and don’t give up or settle for less. Keep trying.
note to self:
this is for Linux hosting
- if the FLV video plays locally but won’t play once it is uploaded to the server, you’ll have to add an .htaccess file with the correct FLV MIME type (look it up)
- to view invisible files on a mac, you’ll have to go into terminal (look it up)
- thank you internetz for helping me solve my problem yet again.
on a side note: if anyone is actually reading this and needs a place to host their website, i highly recommend tigertech.net
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hell yeah. EG you’re the shit!
