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NOBODY CARES
OCTOBER 28, 2025
Every artist should be excited by the beginning stages of their career. Not inhibited because of it, but rather strengthened by the lack of expectations from the general public. Space to tinker around with ideas, concepts and projects, without the weight of public criticism and feedback and projections. Now is not the time to be negative about all that you don’t have. Or where you think you should be. Or how come this person doesn’t think you are cool. Or how come you didn’t get accepted into this show or gallery…
You are not yet jaded by “it” because you have yet to truly experience it, only an idea of what you think it is. And you will never be right until it happens.
Because of my upbringing and proximity, it’s only natural it takes me longer. I only have my ideas so far, and it’s about figuring out how to make these ideas come to fruition. And in what way does making it happen, feel right. Everybody wants that instant gratification, instant recognition, instant approval from those you respect, and don’t get me wrong, so do I. But it’s just not gonna happen like that. Get that through your head. It won’t. Doesn’t mean it never will, but it certainly won’t right now. And unless you are a psychic, you have no idea when. Could be tomorrow, next month, a year, 10 years, the day before you die of old age, or even after death. That’s what is exciting and mysterious and scary and nauseating and horrifying.
And that’s what should drive you. It’s okay to want to be recognized right away, but right now that is a simple case of delusion. Nobody cares what you do, yet.
That’s very freeing!
***P.S. The only people that should be making you feel bad about being a nobody is your parents. They are scared you will fail, but that’s normal!!
*****P.P.S. It’s not nice your parents have no confidence in you, but that’s just how it is… My dad keeps asking me to go back to school and be a nurse incase this doesn’t work out for me. He constantly references this philosopher who said everyone should have two career paths in life. It is very annoying, but I also get it a little. And my dad is supportive of my ambitions, yet he still bothers me about nursing school… Not going to go, but yea… Normal stuff.