Looking at my first online art gallery from way back

It was just a simple page with a few images and a guestbook. These days, everything moves so fast with feeds and algorithms. I miss when showing art felt more like putting up a poster in a quiet room.

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riley_schmidt7mo ago

Wait, you had a guestbook on your art page? I forgot those were even a thing back in the day. It really was like putting up a poster in a quiet room, like you said. Now everything is so noisy with feeds pushing content non-stop. From what I've seen, that slower pace let people actually look at the art instead of just scrolling past.

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fiona2527mo ago

Remember how you had to check back to see if anyone signed it? I started saving those comments in a text file, just in case the site went down. Still have them, actually.

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jamesfox7mo ago

My first gallery was on GeoCities in 1998, and it had that guestbook like @riley_schmidt mentioned. People would leave real comments over days, not just quick likes in seconds. Today's feeds push art based on what's popular, not what's good. That old way let the work breathe and get proper attention. It felt like sharing with a small group who cared, not just throwing it into a void.

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