Every time I upload something to my dA gallery it’s with the hope that it will go viral. It never does. I mean, a handful of my stuff has, but that’s a handful out of the probably hundreds of things I’ve uploaded. After awhile it depresses me. There are some people for whom 800 “Favorites” is an every day occurrence. How jealous am I?
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I’m not sure why more of my stuff doesn’t go viral (because I am a teeny bit popular and teeny bit fancrushed by people). It could be because frankly it’s just not special enough. After all, I’m “competing” against millions of other artists, some of whom do work that is amazing, brilliant, genius, breathtaking, and other superlatives I could put here… Then again, I’ve seen cliched, boring shit go viral. dA remains a mystery to me.
Before anyone says I shouldn’t do it for the accolades, well, yeah. I shouldn’t. And I mostly don’t. But it sure is nice when the accolades come.
Accolades are nice. So I hear. I almost got one once. Well, half an accolade.Your material is darker lately. I approve.
why is this not tagged "EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION TO ME NOW"?
Well, as you pointed out, pretty much every entry has that tag. Plus, pretty much every entry is all ME ME ME! Look at MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Father Shenanigans says:It sure is nice when the acolytes come.Also, you should know, as an artist, you will not become famous until after you're dead. It's like a rule or something.
you will not become famous until after you're dead. I AM WAITING.
Plus, pretty much every entry is all ME ME ME!true. Maybe you should create a "NOT about me!" tag.
true. Maybe you should create a "NOT about me!" tag.But when would I use it?
I AM WAITING.For a grumpy dead guy, you have a pretty good sense of humor.
You're smart, funny, attractive and you have a dahling beebee. Now you want artistic acclaim too?Man, some people are never satisfied.
For a grumpy dead guy, you have a pretty good sense of humor.when one IS a grumpy dead guy, one must.
You're smart, funny, attractive and you have a dahling beebee.Why thank you, WC!
But when would I use it?that post on 9/11 necrophiles would have been a starting point.
Excuse me. But that whole 'do it for the accolades' thing is pretty much bogus.There are precisely 2 reasons to create. One is out of some kind of twisted ascetic purity, where you have no interest in even letting others see your work, where you only create for the satisfaction that it provides you. There is another term for this kind of creative impulse – 'mental illness'.We create art for others to experience. In fact, we only truly experience our own creative work through its impact on others. Whether the feedback loop comes in the form of accolades, or anger, or pure terror, if it is never observed, that is indistinguishable from if it was never created.I don't write for me. I love to play with the words, to make them say more by the way they are connected and flow, to find that cadence, a rhythm that feeds back into the narrative and sometimes, when the stars align, become something…special. But that could never happen if I didn't put my stuff out where people can read it.I think the only part you have wrong here is your numerical expectations. Hell, babe, if everything is special than nothing is special. Maybe one in 300, or 500 is what you should expect. Maybe instead of a bunch of little accolades you're going to get one great big one. Maybe you should think less, or maybe more, and just make sure you're being true to YOUR vision, YOUR voice, and the audience will come, in the fullness of time…(I'm kind of stuck on that "fullness of time" phrase – I'm mostly just wandering around looking for places to use it)
In fact, we only truly experience our own creative work through its impact on others.which is one of the remarkable things about architecture, because it is art, created craft, that impacts others immersively.regardless, wv says here there be gragons.
You have my accolade.~
It's got a bee on it!
which is one of the remarkable things about architecture, because it is art, created craft, that impacts others immersively.Sometimes, architecture can have a tremendous impact.
You're smart, funny, attractive and you have a dahling beebee. Now you want artistic acclaim too?Leave zrm out of this and focus on me!
(No, really, thank you. I am all "aww, shucks" up in here.)
There is another term for this kind of creative impulse – 'mental illness'.Oh, I guffawed. I don't think enough of our fellow blogpals compliment you on your posts. They really are a joy to read, even when they're serious. And I'm all like "BOOOOOOOOO! NO SERIOUS!"
which is one of the remarkable things about architecture, because it is art, created craft, that impacts others immersively.I think architects have to be some of the most under-appreciated artists out there. I mean, their work is ALL AROUND US. And how often to people stop to really take it in? Granted a lot of what I see is not worth taking in, but still…BTW, who designs mega-churches?
BTW, who designs mega-churches? The Thomas Kinkeades of the architecture world.
*shudder*
I don't think enough of our fellow blogpals compliment you on your posts.I think most just hope he isn't going to go "POP-POP! POP!" at them.Or show up with no pants and a machete. Although that would have been a big hit at our party.
Or show up with no pants and a machete.As far as I'm concerned, the party hasn't started until the pants come down and the machetes come out. Heh.
the problem is bad architecture can't be avoided as easily as bad paintings.Rule of thumb: if you have to park in front of it, 80% chance it's bad architecture.
BTW, who designs mega-churches?Also, Hitler.
Speer Associates.
Your material is darker lately.It's the Architect Dress-Code.
It's the Architect Dress-Code.I'm not wearing pants.
Thinking of me…AGAIN
Speer Associates.Well, at least he got paid.Also, he inspired Ricardo Bofill.
Although it is considered bad form for a client to cause you to be remanded to the Hague.
Why thank you, WC!Well you ARE kind of cute for a shambling, rotting corpse but as far as I know you have no beebees so perhaps I wasn't speaking to you.Jeebus, you have your own ALL ABOUT ME blog, can you let VS have just a moment here?
wait.I have a BLOG?Damn these blackouts.
I have a BLOG?No. You don't have A blog.However, w/v thinks you argai.
If you want virality, you'd better start appealing to the majority of the Internet audience.
But it sure is nice when the accolades come. Whoops, I thought you said "accordions".My bad.
wait.I have an ACCORDION?
If you get accordions, you can have a nice polka, and that's even better than accolades.
But it sure is nice when the accolades come. Well it isn't so nice when you come on the accordions.But perhaps I've said too much.
Discussion of accordions!
Her dress is really neat. I really like it.
work that is amazing, brilliant, genius, breathtaking, and other superlatives I could put hereThese are NOT SUPERLATIVES.
Technically, no.