#CreateArtNotHate

Creative freedom for us artists is essential. And still up to this date almost everyone has experienced hate online.

This NFT experiment stands up for artists rights

Why am I spending hundreds of hours to make this project come to life? Why do I want to mint it as an NFT instead of donating in silence? The answer is easy: This is not a problem that can be solved “in silence”.

I’m an artist since 5 years and the amount of hate I received is immense. Of course the positivity and support has been million times bigger BUT – and that’s a fact – the human brain pays more attention to negativity.

When I first started receiving hate comments for my work it absolutely crushed me. I started questioning my work and comparing myself to others. The more confident I got the less I cared about all the negativity spread online.

Now here is the thing: I have talked with many artists, which made me realize hate and cyberbullying is a very relevant and global topic. I know artists who received death threats by expressing their creative freedom. I also know artists who stopped doing what they love, because one single hate comment destroyed them.

I don’t want to remain silent. I am angry and I want to speak up for every artist who hasn’t built the confidence yet to simply ignore the bullying. I want to be there for you and I want to show you that you are not alone.

Minting and selling this statement as an NFT makes sure it will forever be on the blockchain and I hope to always keep the relevance up.

Jordan Hammond

“Once I realised that the hate was just a reflection of the hater’s suffering, pain, and unresolved issues, I found that deploying empathy was the best way to handle it.”

Cath Simard

“This image has been shared across social media encouraging people to come to my profile and leave hateful comments. It was very difficult for me since I genuinely didn’t understand all the hate.”

Tyler Shields

“I have received death threats, I was put on a no-fly list, I had the Secret Service show up to my house, I’ve had images on TV debated, I’ve had people tell me to my face that some of my photographs are horrible and disgusting. So yes I definitely had my fair share of hate.”

Jordan Hammond

“Once I realised that the hate was just a reflection of the hater’s suffering, pain, and unresolved issues, I found that deploying empathy was the best way to handle it.”

Cath Simard

Sarah Zucker

“It all comes down to people hating what they don’t care to understand. And, as others have said, once monetary values start getting assigned to our work, it stokes peoples’ jealousy. They begin the comparison game.”

Follow Me Away

“Discuss how you can critique without being mean or sending hate. People need to be held accountable for their actions and that as well as a conversation is a good place to start.”

Bray Falls

You just have to realize people who talk badly about other people online are sad, jealous, and lack the motivation to better themselves.

Cath Simard

Jordan Hammond

“Once I realised that the hate was just a reflection of the hater’s suffering, pain, and unresolved issues, I found that deploying empathy was the best way to handle it.”

Cath Simard

Tyler Shields

Sarah Zucker

Follow Me Away

“Discuss how you can critique without being mean or sending hate. People need to be held accountable for their actions and that as well as a conversation is a good place to start.”

Bray Falls

You just have to realize people who talk badly about other people online are sad, jealous, and lack the motivation to better themselves.

“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.”

My name is Michelle, I’m a passionate digital artist and photographer who took the leap into doing art fulltime a few years ago.

I began to realize that what fulfills me the most is being able to share stories through my art, so I decided to integrate my life lessons into the visuals. Probably my biggest learning so far is that you will be rewarded if you get out of your comfort zone & I’m trying to do exactly that every single day

“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.”

My name is Michelle, I’m a passionate digital artist and photographer who took the leap into doing art fulltime a few years ago.