Words like “liar, hypocrite, fraud, hustler, sinister” and all these negative words will indeed hurt a person emotionally which will affect the person externally as well. This stood me out to me the most from the gallery. I understood what this meant painting meant when I looked at it and made me feel sad. I wonder what the artist was thinking and what inspired him to make this. I wonder what incident the artist had. This really shows, “how bodies of thought and people are often reduced to form.”

I feel that artist are usually portrayed this way and been through this at least once in their life, which was the reason why the artist created this painting. Many people have thoughts like this, all negative towards a starting artist. Of course, the artist will be hurt by those mean comments. I feel that this artist used art to express how people viewed the arts of some artists or the artists themselves. This portrays a delusion of the people who make these comments. Artists aren’t liars, hypocrites, frauds, or any other harsh words. I feel that the people who make those comment are deluded which is the reason why the painting was picked to be displayed in this gallery for the concept of delusions.

I felt really bad and it hurts when I think about the artist. The colors give the atmosphere of a sad and a depressing mood. The fact that the white words are on a black background makes the words stand out even more. The words are drawn like tear drops falling from the cheeks. It looks as if the painting itself is crying too by these words. It shows how much words can hurt a person. I understood the pain an artist had to go through or will through in this industry. The hardships and pain they’ll experience at least once throughout their career.

If I feel this sad and gloomy from looking at this painting, I wonder how the artist felt as he made it? I’m pretty sure everyone of us went through an obstacle of facing hateful words as well.