Argurius

Dad | Art Appreciator and Collector

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

Sharing some of my favorite art collected on secondary over the last few weeks.

Does it matter that they're all editions?

Nope! Not at all.

Great art is still art, as it should be.

Which one is your favorite?

(Credits to the artists in the 🧵)

[Alizé Jireh @AlizeJireh]

Pieces collected by these wonderful people:

Between Realms - @funghibull
BREATH - @GuyNorcal
SEED - @ArguriusGC
The Only Way Out is In - @JacqScripps

Eternally grateful for your connection to what I create.

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

@Habibagreen still the best one out there! ♥️

[Tribul @tribul_auctions]

gm!

Melody of solitude

Created by @goshtasbi_h

Collected by @ArguriusGC

[Hossein Goshtasbi🇮🇷 @goshtasbi_h]

gm

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

Close to 400 hours of listening while stuck in traffic or exercising! 💪

No time to read and expand your horizons is not an excuse!

[anton-plotnik-off @Anton_pl_off]

Good morning friends!
Owned: @ArguriusGC

[Hossein Goshtasbi🇮🇷 @goshtasbi_h]

Turn pain into art

[Gelo @gelo_arch]

Nolli Manhattan collected by @ArguriusGC

[Jord Hammond @JordHammond]

"Net Positive"

My first open edition is now live for 48 hours 👩🏾‍🌾🎣

Link + info 👇🏽

[an @anloremi]

this space is a constant swing between toxic positivity and cancellation

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

@SeungdoHyun my boys already doing this haha I got a ninja turtle at home this morning

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

Gm!

#girldad

[East @eastoire]

Yet It Is I Who Withers

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

@kimhenrydance @clickcreateio @cathsimard_ @GuyNorcal @Klutch_NFT 👀

[Mikko @MikkoLagerstedt]

Edge

[post wook ✨🌻 @POSTWOOK]

saw a tweet the other day saying artists with full time jobs make art to thrive, not survive and that's why they're successful in this space

i think this discredits the artists who have been full time before you paid attn to them

and its kind of a slap in the face imo, further enforcing the idea that art is a silly little hobby and not a respectable career path

if that works for you, fine -- but imo we should be empowering choices, not setting standards

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

GM!

Celebrate your successes! Don't focus on your current problems but remember all the things you went through to get to where you are now! 🙏

[CATH Simard @cathsimard_]

At some point, in almost every successful artist’s career, there’s a point where the ego takes over.

« I’ve worked so hard to get here and went through so many hardships, surely I deserve to sell? »

« My work is so good it deserves to be in a museum and studied. »

This mentality, fed by an ego measuring success with sales/recognition and the feeling of being « deserving », is faulty and quite toxic.

We have been conditioned into thinking that success is a combination of notoriety and money.

Paired with a deep feeling of « being deserving », it is a dangerous cocktail that will inevitably lead to more negative feelings I.e worthlessnesses, sadness, anger, depression.

Should your art, your passion, make you feel this way?

It is all an illusion, controlled by your thoughts, creating your own reality, influenced by your ego.

The ego is an insatiable part of ourself. It is not inherently right or wrong, it is human.

The trick is to be self aware enough to know when your ego is influencing your thoughts, and learn to control it. Keep yourself in check.

So the next time you find yourself thinking « it should have been me » or « this piece should be sold », ask yourself, is it the love of your craft, your art talking, or is it your ego?

[BRENDAN NØRTH @ImBrendanNorth]

The story of how this shoot from 2016 saved my photography career:
I had recently moved to LA and had a job as a production assistant. It required 12 hour days for next to no money and I could see the dead end from a mile away. With a few hundred dollars in my account, I quit. ⤵️

[Argurius @ArguriusGC]

@Timmboslice_ Hoping for a full recovery! Stay strong!