Indentifying with your art

[Artloader]

An interesting discussion thanks for starting the thread Adam :).

I think it is very difficult to not invest some of your identity in the stuff that we are passionate about whether it be in art, music, sport or whatever.

I agree there is a danger to investing our identity into how good we are at art.  If we don't feel we are good enough, we may feel depressed.  If we feel we are already awesome, we may be prone to arrogance.

For me it is better to invest one's identity into one's attitude: 

• If we feel we are not good enough do we have the right attitude to improve? 
  
• If we receive a constructive crit, do we have the right attitude to improve?
  
• Do we have an inefficient attitude to art study or are we always seeking the smartest, most effective study strategies?
  

Just my two-penneth :).