SIEKIERA MANIFESTO

. CREATIVELY REWARDING /= COMMERCIALLY VIABLE

. THERE IS NO PERFECT WORK OF ART

. ART ACTUALLY HAS NO OBJECTIVE WORTH, BECAUSE THERE IS NO METRIC THAT CAN OBJECTIVELY DEFINE IT AS GOOD, OR AN ARTIST BY EXTENSION.

. ART DOES NOT GAIN VALUE FROM BEING CONSUMED OR COMMODIFIED

. NO ONE IS A BETTER EVALUATOR OF YOUR OWN WORK THAN YOU. LITERALLY DOESN'T MATTER HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE OR SKILLED THEY ARE, THEY ARE NOT THE ARTIST AND DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENTIONS OR AMBITIONS GOING INTO THE WORK AND CANNOT ACT LIKE THEY DO. IF THEY THINK THEY ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR WORK ENOUGH TO DEMAND YOU CHANGE IT, WHERE TF IS THEIR NOVEL.

. IT TAKES MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE TO PUT YOUR OWN WORK OUT INTO THE WORLD. EVERYONE'S A CRITIC: IF THEY CAN'T MAKE SOMETHING AT LEAST AS GOOD, THEY SHOULD STFU. IF THEY CAN, THEY WOULD KNOW ENOUGH TO GIVE REAL ADVICE

. REAL SUCCESS DOESN'T COME EASY; CONSIDER YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS AND WHERE IT COMES FROM (YOU OR OTHERS)

. SOCIAL MEDIA DISTORTS THE REALITY OF BEING AN ARTIST.

. AN ARTIST'S WORKFLOW DOESN'T WORK ON A GIVEN SCHEDULE. YOU CAN'T BE A SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MACHINE & FOR YOUR OWN SANITY YOU DON'T WANT TO BE

. MY WORK IS MY WORK AND NO ONE ELSE'S

.IF IT'S NOT FUN FOR YOU TO MAKE, IT WON'T BE FUN FOR ANYONE ELSE.