When you intend to go out on a limb to do what you’re passionate about, what feels right or what you think is important, asking for approval is a very ambivalent thing. Because people only approve of what they can fit in their scheme. If they can’t, they will criticize it, and amazingly enough, their creativity won’t fail them here. But this is only the short term perspective. In the long run, if your idea proves to be right, your applause will be the bigger the less approval your idea got. Maybe it won’t be literal applause. Maybe it’s respect. Maybe envy. But there is always some reaction. Be prepared for anything.
After all, that’s what an artist wants, isn’t it? Artists are looking for ooportunities to make an impact, to change the way something used to be, to astonish people. Not to explain themselves or discuss their doing. Artists need fans, their applause, their excitement, their energy, their passion and their generosity to spread the word and say “Hey look! This is something that has made a difference for me.” A piece of art on a shelf is powerless. A piece of art being passed on is almighty.