From the article: What is Art and the Purpose of Making It?
When you refer to yourself or talk about your artwork, do you call yourself a painter or an artist? Perhaps something else? Does it vary depending on who you're talking to, or do you try to avoid using a label of any kind? Share your thoughts and experiences here. Artist, Painter, or What?
Eureka !
- A painter paints, creates. An artist (a painter here) paints, creates and... above all, innovates.
- —Guest Yover
Artist?
- Selling has nothing to do with whether or not you're an artist. There are countless excellent artists do beautiful work and never sell anything. Art is creating art. Not selling. A painting doesn't have to sell to be art. An artist creates art whether he/she sells it or not.
- —Guest Anne
What an insult
- A true artist would never box themselves by clinging to fit beneath a word and its transitional meaning. A true artist would want to be called anything except an artist because to consider yourself an artist is to say that you fit into a group with many like you and that group is called "artists". A true artist strives for individuality and through that struggle emerges many emotions, and from these emotions many great pieces of work have been composed. But anyone who claims or concerns themselves with whether or not to call themselves an artist is just allowing their ego to cling to an idea for the reasons of status, fame, and or fortune an should stop wasting their time making more junk for the world to weave through. If you ask an enlightened Buddhist how to become awakened, the Buddhist will only smile.
- —Guest Anonymous
Artist
- I have had no formal training in painting or any other art form but I love to paint, knit and embroider. I do not sculpt or know printmaking or any other art forms except watercolour, pastels, pen rendering, oil and acrylic painting on paper or canvas. I really do not understand installations etc. but I love whatever I do and do it sincerely so, yes, I am an artist.
- —meera.ahuja
Follow the Artist Within
- When I approach the canvas at the start of a project I never know what will happen, but the artist soon takes charge. The painter follows the artist within.
- —Guest Edward
Artist
- Call myself an artist, but admittedly am timid about it. Perhaps artist in training... but never intend to be completely trained, want to never stop learning.
- —Guest Lee House
Artist
- I would call myself an artist! I do however paint walls as well. But a painter in my opinion is someone using paint to cover a surface, or painting something without being "arty", whereas an artist will tell a story and stir an emotion on canvas!
- —Guest Desi
Everyone's an Artist
- I believe everyone is an artist. Some people pursue their artistic individuality and others just give up on it, but deep down inside their artistry is still buried there, somewhere... it just needs to be explored and brought out for the world to see.
- —Guest Ace
Neither
- I have a degree in art,I paint and make stuff. Many people seem more seem more interest about titles than doing the work. I don't need to describe myself by something I do.
- —Guest guest
More a Painter
- Actually I paint, try to learn more each day, gain strength in my weak points. I consider myself more a painter than an artist. I expect to deserve being an artist. That's the distinctive point to me.
- —maralud
I'm Not Just a painter, I'm an Artist!
- An artist knows more than to paint, write, play or sing. An artist paint, plays music, draws or writes with passion, creativity and most of all vision.
- —Guest Mitz Yao
The Word Artist...
- I consider myself an artist. An artist to me is a person who tries to excel themselves in many forms of art. A painter paints, a musician makes or plays music, and a poet writes poetry. Artistry just sums it all up. I write, draw, design, paint, sculpt, and therefore an artist is what I am. I say this with pride.
- —Guest RichardHernandez
I am an Artist
- It was difficult to call myself an artist until others gave me the title. Little children would ask me if I was an artist and I would say no at first. Then through the years others called me an artist and I gradually began to respond with a yes I am!
- —Guest wanda hadley
Painters Paint
- I am a Painter, by God's grace, whether I am creating so called "Fine Art" for a collector, or a corporation; or whether I am "Illustrating" an editorial for a magazine or even narrative painting for a congregation. The one thing that remains consistent for me, is my passion for expressing ideas through my gifts as a "painter", using the medium of "paint". A Calla Lilly is not merely a common "flower". The common title "flower" does not nearly capture its beauty nor essence, but when you call a thing by its name, ahhhh. I am Christopher, and I am a Painter.
- —Guest Christopher Marion Thomas
Creative Thinking Makes an Artist
- Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Poetry, Music, etc., are simply means of expression. Unless we are able to creates something original or innovative, we're not worth to the title of an artist. I consider myself an artist regardless of my lack of formal education in visual arts and music. I play drums, draw, paint, do product design and write. How did I get the idea that I'm an artist? I think, therefore I am!
- —Guest Big2bees
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