🇺🇦 Q-lieb-in | Yevhen Samuchenko | qliebin.eth

You open X … the pressure gets too much, you see random influencers winning, you see crypto rising But you don’t have crypto, your art doesn’t get any engagement, no sales, it feels kinda hopeless. The feeling to not do sufficiently, to take the wrong decisions always, overwhelms you If you feel like that, just log off today. Do something that makes you happy and remind yourself that everything you do is the best decision in that moment. You are enough, you do enough, your art is special… at least for someone out there. It’s not always about sales but to get your story, your inner voice out there in the world and hope somebody receives it. For everything else there are a lot of factors you can’t influence, being at the right time at the right moment, luck, algos… don’t overthink it Just keep on going, find new ways of growing as an artist… and if being here doesn’t do it atm, so branch out and come back stronger than ever. You got this, I’ll have your back 🤝

It’s easier to do good things with money but also without there so many ways to help artists. When I had money: - buying thousands of nfts from multiple hundred creators - buying artwork directly from Ukrainian artists when the war started - collecting from others in need, helping to get through tough times - paying gas fees for artists to can mint on ETH Now without money: - regularly writing artists spotlights of overseen artists for @fakewhale_xyz - (almost) daily art threads always trying to cover a lot of new artists - getting the name out there of great artists with various curations @objktone, @joynxyz or @foundation - weekly educative feel good space with @clickcreateio Seems like a self-praise (and I am proud of myself) but it’s rather a reminder that there are many ways of helping and here we can support artists dreams and help directly. And every word, every share, every write up, every recommendation, every edition buy counts in the bigger picture. I’m proud of everyone of you that has helping others in mind ❤️

Most artists here are just so incredibly early in their careers that it’s almost criminal to tell them to stay within one style. Being an artists is a lifelong journey. To stop experimenting already at the beginning is cutting off the flower before bloom. If an artist feels one style is serving their vision and they need to explore it to the maximum, than that’s awesome. If an artists feels stuck in one style and it can’t serve their vision anymore and they move on, than that’s awesome. Let’s bury the blueprints and leave art room to breathe and flourish in this space.

I see myself as the supporter of the unknowns, of the overseen, of the artists, that struggle to get the recognition they deserve. I respect and like well known, “popular” artists of this space but I almost never am in contact with them, I never message them. They already have so much support, great collectors championing them. I’ll do my best to shine light on the ones that are fast forgotten but who enlighten my day every day with their art, with their perspective on life, their passion to create. It’s tough to be in this space, we all can feel very little very fast. If we are not in certain cycles, people can forget about us. But in the end it’s about still going forward, accepting and letting go of the thoughts of feeling overlooked, not valued and unappreciated. Out there is someone who loves your Art, whose day is better because of YOUR art. I mean that’s so fkn great, when you think about. Maybe one day this number will be in the thousands or it won’t be but every single one of you is influencing the lives of people positively. You are the champions of this world, with or without sales, with or without recognition. ❤️

The most important thing in this space is to make sure again and again and again… …. that we don’t forget that there are real people on the other side. With their own problems, worries, challenges, desires, necessities, characteristics. Art is no commodity, we can’t just trade artworks like coins, we can’t treat artists like machines, following preset up rules via a button push. This fight will never be over, with all the possibilities NFTs bring for artists there are also coming the dangers of people abusing, undermining and using artists. We need to stay conscious that digital art nfts are different than ANY other NFT or crypto coin. This is real. Real art, real artists, real lives, real effects of our actions.

If you are an artist and I purchased your work You owe me nothing… ….and probably don’t read this tweet anyways because you left this space long ago 🤣 Jokes aside, I’m happy for everyone still here but I can also understand everyone that had to leave (for now)

I may seem rich because I collected art for multiple hundred eth but it’s not the case (just rich in art 🥰) and I’m just crazy and passionate. So now I’m looking for a job in web3. I need your help to share this message and would love to have a call with cool projects about any kind of collaboration, promotion, positions in regards to curation, community management, project management, artist relations, writings. No free work! Bear market is not the best time to search but thanks for your help in sharing the message ❤️ Contact me under this tweet, DMs or mail 🤝