What An Artist Is

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         What do artists do? A working artist is not all coffee shops and art galleries

         . What do artists do in real life? Usually connected to drugs and alcohol, television often portrays artists in coffee shops, sitting around having deep and meaningful conversations, having dramatic nervous breakdowns, or scanning about in interesting clothes at art galleries.

         On occasion, you'll indeed find artists doing these things. Mostly, they'll be where they need to be - in their studio making art.

         Human photocopiers are not what artists are. They make art to share their ideas and visions with others.

         Quite a bit of the time, artists observe the world around them. They ponder things, people, politics, nature, mathematics, science, religion, color, texture, contrast, and emotion.

         Some artists think in visual terms. They might do a painting that shows the beauty of the landscape, or the interesting face of a person. Exploring the formal qualities of the medium, some art shows the hardness of stone or the vibrancy of color.

         Art expresses emotion from joy, love, anger, and despair.

         These interpretations require thought. Seeing an artist sitting in a comfy chair, gazing into space, isn't necessarily loafing. They might be working.

         *Note: This is from the liveabout.com website.
         Rearranged by my words.


         Written by Anna Marie Carlson
         Tuesday, June 13, 2023