It's very unfortunate thing in Taiwan that I don't think people appreciate all kind of art.
Manga, cartoon and comics aren't art. It's low and porn. This is my back in the days my teacher said.
I studied "Design" back then, and they thinks Design is more praticul, useful than "just art".
When I have the more skill of drawing, even more the people outside Taiwan like my works. I don't feel my work appreciated in Taiwan. I mean, some do read my comics. But it's so small group of people willing to buy one.
I can't even complained the publisher is awful, they treat the artists poorly, we all have the experience to kneel before a bad editor. Well, I have to walked away that shit because I can't hide my anger.
And the art group is too small. My former editor know everyone I knew. She's such a bully.
I feel alone much of the time, mostly because there's no one I can share with. Most my friend have become my former friend, because they cared more about my works than what I am. I feel I am more useful when my works popular. I hate what I have to feel.
I have to walked away from so much people. To not feel suffocated by the way they value me.
I have been abused, and confused by the word people said. I can understand why someone don't have the ability to appreciate art. They don't use their soul, they throw away other' s souls, because it's useful to control.
As for the people like to exclude other, they maybe use their soul sometime, but they only use souls when they want to benifite from something or punishing someone.
Art could be so much more if someone see in it. Art is like people. And people could be so much more too.