​AS ARTISTS, WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF OUR CRITICISMS.  DESPITE THE CRITICISMS, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE ART, MOST OF THE TIME PURELY ON SPECULATION, BECAUSE WE ARE CONFIDENT IN OUR FOCUS.  WITHOUT IT, WE BECOME LOST AND ONLY WHEN WE ARE CREATING, IT SORT OF MAKES SENSE.  THE CRITICISMS ARE MOSTLY OBVIOUS AND NEVER DEEP ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE THE ARTIST.  BUT WITHOUT IT, WE BECOME SELF-ABSORBED.