I just wanted to mention... well, I've been having a really, really tough time lately with my artwork and writing and stuff that is inspired by or directly related to being biologically childless. Some people are being so fabulous and supportive, and others have just struck me down, a dogpile.
I decided to re-read the newspaper article about my work in this realm (by Inara Verzemnieks for The Oregonian). The article appreciated my work, and re-reading it made me feel a bit better. Then, online, there were a bunch of comments following the article. A lot of them were absolutely shitty and ridiculous and mean.
And then there were the responses *to* the shitty responses. People appreciating exploratory art in general, people supporting the article, people supporting me. People supporting the idea that someone wants to make their work about a silent issue, one that is ridiculed. And there are the responses here on Nymphe. It feels right, bringing up these subjects, writing about them, having conversations. Sometimes it's just really, really fuckin' hard.
So that's my check-in for the day. And here's what someone posted on The Oregonian, in response to people tryin' to take me down:
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -- Schopenhauer
Tiffany -- what you're doing is great -- whenever you post something with a new idea or angle of looking at things -- you're going to attract reactionary weirdos. It's just a fact. I know artist's are supposed to develop a thick skin -- but the people who wrote against you -- were just of the school bully variety. Why were they even wasting their time reading the arts pages if they couldn't read the article carefully?
Just ignore them and keep going.
Posted by: Christina | September 01, 2009 at 09:36 AM