What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
That's part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you're trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life.
Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.
As an artist, you're taking your experiences and placing them into your art. So the more experiences you have, the richer your art and more people can relate to it.
Artists don't really want to be marginalized. They believe that everybody should be able to appreciate the experience that an artist gives them, an experience that connects us to each other in a deep way.
There's a power in what we hold as artists, and part of that comes with responsibility... to share the human experience and really allow that to be seen.
To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perceptions.
There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We are all people, and we are all creative.
Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.
An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
Basically, an artist should be a mirror, or a reflection of society or his or her environment. What you see is what you can articulate.
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