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Disappointment 2 (2022) Drawing by Edwin Loftus
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- Dimensions Height 14in, Width 11in
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
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- Categories Drawings under $5,000 Expressionism Politics
What is probably meant in variations on this phrase is, "Avoid attachment to the achievement of your expectations and you will avoid disappointment."
This inserts a safety valve on disappointment. "I am still disappointed, but less so than I would have been because I maintained awareness that my expectations might not be fulfilled."
But .... Really? That just means, "I've accepted that my expectations are likely to be unrealistic and so unachieved." Ergo, "I have learned to lower my expectations."
So, an example of that could be, "My life isn't that good, but I have lowered my expectations, so now I find it less disappointing to live this 'not-so-good' life and that's a good thing because I expect that I am helpless to make it better."
But what if you tried your best to understand what your realistic expectations can be ... while your life remains as it is ... but said, realistically, "If I worked a little bit harder or sacrificed a little bit more and raised enough money to invest in something that could bring me more income ... if I could do that, I would change the way my life is and it would not be unrealistic to expect something better!"
It depends on where you live. In places where you are allowed to keep more of what you earn, that's easier to do. In places where you get hit by high taxes on what you earn, or the person you work for is hit by high taxes and so cannot afford to pay you as much, and if you did find something to sell, other people just don't have much money to spend because a big part goes to taxes, either before or after you've earned it ... well, that makes such expectations more unrealistic.
And what if you do all of those things ... and still fail? Don't you want some big, rich protector to be there to catch you if you fall?
Our ancestors didn't have these problems. If they couldn't find water, in about four days they died of thirst. If they couldn't find food, in two or three weeks they were too weak to find it and they starved. If they couldn't find shelter in the heat, they overheated and died. If they couldn't find shelter and fuel in the cold, they became hypothermic and died. They didn't have to worry about expectations because if they couldn't find what they needed, they died.
So, yes, it would be easier to just lower your expectations and be as happy as you can be with things the way they are.
Or, you could say, "To Hell with that!", join with others that feel the same way and make the world a place where you can have more control over your destiny.
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Edwin Loftus is an American painter and draftsman born in 1951. His interest in art began at the age of 4 when he decided to draw something real rather than working from his imagination.
As a child he excelled at drawing and as a teenager he began to experiment with oil painting. In college, he took courses in art and art history and realized that true art had nothing to do with the quality of the drawing or painting, but that it had to have the ambition to push the boundaries and expand the visual experience.
He also studied philosophy, psychology and history and quickly realized that it was just another art establishment trying to defend its elitist industry and reward system. Their skills were almost non-existent, they knew nothing about psychology, perception or stimulus response, and they were extensions of the belief system that made communism, fascism and other forms of totalitarianism such destructive forces in the world. They literally believe that art shouldn't be available to ordinary human beings, but only to an elite "sophisticated" enough to understand it.
Edwin Loftus realized that the emperors of art had no clothes, but they were still the emperors. Gifted in art, he worked hard to acquire this skill. So he found other ways to make a living and sold a few artworks from time to time. For sixty years, many people enjoyed his works and some collected them.
Today, Edwin Loftus is retired. Even if he sold all his paintings for the price he asked, "artist" would be the lowest paid job he ever had... but that's the way it is. It won't matter to him after he dies. He just hopes that some people will like what he does enough to enjoy it in the future.
- Nationality: UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1951
- Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
- Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary American Artists