On the topic of getting a career thru art school and/or social media-- I'm self-taught and largely an "e-artist" but it's time we shed some light on one of the most discouraging parts of ur art career aka the social media "game"
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I'm not saying I'm guilt-free, and as an artist social media isn't the only way to succeed (eg. connections thru school or events)-- but a sad reality is that numbers and engagement stats matter more than ever and algorithms and charisma can carry u way harder than ur work
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This is what cause awkward fake friendships/socialite bs, and if you don't play into it ur just harming ur stats (or worse be accused of being pretentious, aloof, etc like I have for refusing to play into the ginormous circlejerk that is currently the artist social media game)
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Social media is obviously not all bad. I wouldn't be where I am without it, and it's helped me find a lot of new creatives. But it does suck when artists feel pressured to post perfect sketchbooks, constantly post, tag, etc.
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Before ppl come at me-- this post isn't specifically attacking anyone. Just a big elephant in the room Signing off
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for the record jisu your art recently made more difference to me than impressions and im not in any game.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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