Something that's been grinding my gears lately: artists who make their work disappear faster than a magician's rabbit.

You stumble upon an artist's portfolio a few years ago and write down his/hers name to return back to see if he made anything new, you find that his website is either cleaned out or deleted entirely, you've been ready to drop some cash on a commission, and poof! there is nothing left.

No explanation, no trace left behind. Just vanished into thin air like it never existed.

Look, I get it. Artists have the right to do whatever they want with their work. But come on, we're not asking for eternal life here but in the past, artists like Vincent Van Gogh famously destroyed numerous works, either out of frustration or as a form of self-critique.

Fast forward to today, and we see a similar trend emerging but with a modern twist. Instead of physical destruction, artists are now choosing to erase their digital footprint by removing or cleaning up their artwork from websites, blogs, and social media platforms.

Now I get it you don't want someone to reposts you're art on other websites but really at this point we really want people to repost everything if you plan to delete stuff in the future just like some youtube videos where entire channels have to be restored by fans or lost media has to be found again.

Leaving nothing behind only force us to save everything on as many SSD drives as possible.

In a way, the intentional destruction of digital artwork is what will lead to the "Dead Internet Theory" becoming a reality or at least partially with error 404 taking 50% of you're time, unlike traditional mediums where physical artworks can be preserved for centuries, digital art exists in a temporary container, susceptible to deletion, manipulation, and disappearance at the click of a button.

What do you think about this are we intentionally sabotaging ourselves by removing or cleaning up all our work online?