self-belief

I want to wrap this up with a quote from Tony Oursler . It’s from an interview he did with Lauren Harkrader in the book In the Making: Creative Options for Contemporary Art by Linda Weintraub. Oursler says ...

I think it’s really important for people to understand that the way the art system is set up, you’re always waiting to be validated from the

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Validation is part of being interdependent and relying on the feedback and encouragement of others around us. Even very independent people still need validation in some aspects of their life; however, they are also able to accept their own self-validation if they do not get it from someone else.

The problem arises when self-validation is not... See more

Courage, in this world, is not just rebellion; it’s the act of remembering who you are before the algorithms and cultural mandates rearranged you.

“One of the hardest things about starting a creative practice publicly is that your only audience is the people you know in real life. Beyond actually doing the work itself, this is the first big hurdle. Often those people are hugely supportive—some will be your biggest fans—but often times they aren’t, and there are covert ways people try to put... See more