What If No One Sees My Art?
Is the western world doomed? Watch my latest essay here: https://vimeo.com/157044515
"Painting in the Dark: The Struggle for Art in A World Obsessed with Popularity" is the long overdue follow up to the Long Game Parts 1 & 2 which looked at the creative ups and downs of Leonardo da Vinci.
In this new video essay, I've taken a look at the forgotten difficult years of another celebrated artist and wondered what it means for creative people working today.
THE LONG GAME PART 1: https://vimeo.com/84022735
THE LONG GAME PART 2: https://vimeo.com/87448006
Now available in French, German, Spanish & Portuguese!
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Portuguese Subtitles by Karla Fernandes www.vitaminak.com.br
Spanish Translation: Elena Pari http://tutsplus.com/authors/elena-pari
French Translation: Otiko Bagaturia
German Translation: Otiko Bagaturia
CREDITS:
Written, Narrated, Directed and Edited by Adam Westbrook
With thanks to: Chris Oatley, Maike Venhofen, Cody Delistraty, Caroline Vanier, Jamie Norton
Patreon Beta Testers: Julianne McCartney, Kieron Tarrant, Japjeet Khalsa, Michael Pilosov, Robert Moran, Yiannis Volos, Chris Schaefer, Craig Warren, Brian Augsberger, Yaman, Hunter Reed, Matteo Rovatti.
Music:
"Lullaby" by _ghost http://ccmixter.org/files/_ghost/3631
"Famous Last Words" by Artemis Strong http://ccmixter.org/files/artemisstrong/7753
"Innocent Swim" by Dtseng http://ccmixter.org/files/dtseng/44161
Additional music by Audiojungle and Audionetwork
Images:
All works of Vincent Van Gogh in the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Images of T.S. Elliot and Julia Margaret Cameron by kind permission of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Image of Elizabeth Gilbert by Erik Charlton
Image of Naquib Mahfouz by Misr2009
Additional Footage provided by Videohive
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In a closed forum I recently joined, one member lamented: "Does anyone else here feel like getting seen and getting exposure for your work is darn near impossible? The art world in social media seems so saturated. I always feel like the last kid picked in gym class. Sales are hard to come by and I'm having one of those down days."
Who of us hasn't felt that way at one time or another? There a few rock stars and then there's the rest of us. This video essay by Adam Westbrook - Painting in the Dark: The Struggle for Art in A World Obsessed with Popularity – is a thoughtful look at the Vincent van Gogh's obscurity when he was alive and what it means for struggling creatives today.
What do you struggle with as a creative?
