My gallery show in Austin got a ton of traffic, but the comments were a total mess

Last Friday, my digital art piece was part of a group show at a local gallery. Over 300 people came through, which was awesome. But the online feedback was split: half loved the glitch-art style, the other half called it lazy and said I just 'pressed a filter button'. One person even wrote, 'My kid could make this in 5 minutes.' It really killed my vibe after a good night. Has anyone else had a piece get love in person but torn apart online? How do you deal with that gap?

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ray_martinez821mo ago

Man, tell me about it. I had a photo in a show once that was just a really cool shot of a rusty truck bumper. People at the gallery dug the texture. Online, folks said I just took a picture of garbage. Someone asked if my camera was broken. You just gotta remember the people who showed up are the ones that mattered. The internet is where opinions go to get mean for no reason.

jessica1301mo ago

Ever notice how online comments are just noise? Like with @nguyen.lily's friend, the real world reaction and sale is what counts. The internet just loves to hate.

the_elliot13h ago

Totally see this with houses too. You can have a place with amazing light and character, and the online listing comments will tear apart the paint color or the old fireplace. But then three families show up to the open house fighting over it because they felt the vibe in person. Screens just filter out the good stuff and leave the nitpicking.

nguyen.lily1mo ago

My friend's sculpture got wrecked online but sold for a grand at the actual opening.