Our Art Will Not Die In Darkness
Who can save our art?
Being an artist is not an easy thing, especially when we go through our struggling phase. Finding success as an artist takes a lot of effort. Many times, we doubt ourselves and our creative abilities. We often think that our creativity is going to die in darkness because who cares if we create or not. Sometimes we don’t know about our audience, sometimes we reach out to the wrong people. And it makes us feel like our art has no value. But if we love our artistry, if we find joy in creating, this is what matters above all. This should be enough reason to keep going.
Our art will not die in darkness if we will not murder our abilities, it means if we will keep creating, then our art will remain alive. It is possible that our art will get celebrated after our death, perhaps the world will discover our creative gifts after we are gone. But as long as we are breathing, as an artist, our duty is to keep creating for the sheer devoting of it. With the hope that perhaps someday our art will find its home, and its admirers, the ones that will love it as we do. And perhaps that day, that “someday” will come after our lifetime.
For now, we should just keep engaging ourselves in our art. The creation needs a creator, the art needs an artist. If we want our art to not die in darkness, it’s in our hands to protect it, to save it. And the only way to do it is by keeping it alive. Our art is like our child. If we take care of it, it will grow and rise. And if we do not pay attention to it, it will get lost somewhere. Our art is our responsibility. As artists, we cannot expect the world to keep our light alive. We must keep our light alive by ourselves. We are the representatives of what we create. Our art is ours, only we can save it from dying in darkness.
