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When great art makes your art feel worthless

I love museums but afterwards I always feel like my own work is small and pointless and I should probably just stop making things.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Exposure to masterworks triggers comparison that diminishes rather than inspires their creative confidence.

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“Where Are You with Japanese aesthetics — wabi-sabi mono no aware yugen?”

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