ART: wrong time or wrong crowd?

Is there a specific age for a specific art style? Maybe an expiration date for some? Or is it just entirely dependent on the crowd?

Hey hi hello ducklings, it is I, the damehelsing.

So, as stated before, I’m here to talk about art, the “time periods” of art styles and the expiration dates.
In recent years it’s a lot of cute and simple art styles that get a lot of praise (at least what I see in my feed) - think Steven Universe. Now just because I said that it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s simple to draw, so please don’t take it as me saying that anyone could do that, because cute like that is definitely not something I’ve ever managed, same with people who say “anyone can do anime” nah bish – I can’t draw anime. Also super vibrant art, like use of neon colors, gets a lot of attention. And this isn’t bad, I am more than happy that people get attention on their art, I think everyone deserves to get attention for their hard work. To a point. And I say to a point because if you are SPAMMING YOUR WORKS, I am more likely to keep quiet.
Now, things that I feel like have fallen out and seem to have reached an expiration date is art styles like what is often seen in DC/Marvel comics. Specifically early 2000’s, and maybe that’s why? It’s from early 2000’s?

Anyway, for my own personal experience, (also I have NO CLUE what my art style is considered, so I wouldn’t even be able to tell what style it is and why it has or hasn’t fallen out in the current times, and every art style is indeed unique but there is normally a category we can insert people into) – I have been in quite a few Discord groups, I have been part of forums, and I feel like I can safely say that when I posted something, specifically my art, there would mostly be crickets, if there weren’t crickets then it’s because I shared it in a close group chat of like 3 friends at most. There was one discord group I used to be a part of, all friends or mutuals of said friend, etc, that I would try to occasionally post my art, because that group did have an art chat, so I posted something I was working super hard on and fuckin’ crickets, my dude, then this one person (not someone I was close with) posts something like a few hours later than I and it’s like

this person, I would say their art style is like… Disney cute. I don’t know how else to describe it, so yeah they absolutely deserve to get some love, but why is it that some artists do and some artists don’t? What was I doing wrong that didn’t warrant at least some sort of compliment?
I actually did leave this group because I was like “’Kay, guess I just don’t exist” because that’s what it felt like. And it wasn't just with art, it was EVERYTHING. That was just the final straw.

All artists put in some amount of hard work, some worker harder than others and some manage to be a Rapunzel Barbie and can do an amazing work on one sweep of of their stylus/pencil/paint brush/etc.

So – why is it that some people just don’t get at least some sort of recognition? I stated in an old article of mine that it’s really all about luck, but what is the excuse for a closed group? People who are “friends”? People who are BOUND to see your work at some point? I know there are some people who just have nothing to say, but do you really have nothing to say? Does it remove 5 years off of your life to type “That looks awesome” or “nice job” or even show some sort of interest by asking your fellow artist how long it took them or what their inspiration was for the piece?
I might sound salty and that’s because I am, I don’t care, I’ll admit that I’m salty, because this has happened repeatedly to me. I get way more attention on twitter than I do in friend groups and… it’s kind of sad. And it kind of sucks, because most of the time, the opinions of your friends and family, matter more and when you’re quiet about what someone is trying to show you, it sounds like you don’t care about what your fellow artist did or the time they spent into said piece. Or the fact that you mean so much to them, they WANT to show you what they’ve done.

Anyway, I don’t think I’ve got much to add, all I can think is that 1. the art style is just not “in” with the times or 2. wrong crowd for what you’re doing, I guess.
What is your opinion on the matter? Have you witnessed works that were “in” and then fell “out”?
Have you ever personally been in a group where it just seemed like it was the wrong crowd for your art?
Let me know! LET US VENT OUR ART FRUSTRATIONS TOGETHER.

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