An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism.
One who cultivates one of the fine arts – traditionally the arts presided over by the muses.
History of the term
The Greek word "techněcode: ell promoted to code: el ", often translated as "art," implies mastery of any sort of craft. The adjectival Latin form of the word, "technicuscode: lat promoted to code: la ",[1] became the source of the English words technique, technology, and technical.
In Greek culture, each of the nine Muses oversaw a different field of human creation:
No muse was identified with the visual arts of painting and sculpture. In ancient Greece sculptors and painters were held in low regard, somewhere between freemen and slaves, their work regarded as mere manual labour.[2]
The word art derives from the Latin "arscode: lat promoted to code: la " (stem art-), which, although literally defined means "skill method" or "technique", also conveys a connotation of beauty.
During the Middle Ages the word artist already existed in some countries such as Italy, but the meaning was something resembling craftsman, while the word artisan was still unknown. An artist was someone able to do a work better than others, so the skilled excellency was underlined, rather than the activity field. In this period, some "artisanal" products (such as textiles) were much more precious and expensive than paintings or sculptures.
The first division into major and minor arts dates back at least to the works of Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472): De re aedificatoria, De statua, De pictura, which focused on the importance of the intellectual skills of the artist rather than the manual skills (even if in other forms of art there was a project behind).[3]
With the academies in Europe (second half of 16th century) the gap between fine and applied arts was definitely set.
Many contemporary definitions of "artist" and "art" are highly contingent on culture, resisting aesthetic prescription, in much the same way that the features constituting beauty and the beautiful cannot be standardized easily without moving into kitsch.
The main source of skill for both craft artists and fine artists is long-term repetition and practice.[4] Many fine artists have studied their art form at university, and some have a master's degree in fine arts. Artists may also study on their own or receive on-the-job training from an experienced artist.
The number of available jobs as an artist is increasing more slowly than other fields.[4] About half of US artists are self-employed. Others work in a variety of industries. For example, a pottery manufacturer will employ craft artists, and book publishers will hire illustrators.
In the US, fine artists have a median income of approximately US$50,000 per year, and craft artists have a median income of approximately US$33,000 per year.[4] This compares to US$61,000 for all art-related fields, including related jobs such as graphic designers, multimedia artists, animators, and fashion designers.[4] Many artists work part-time as artists and hold a second job.[4]
^In Our Time: The ArtistBBC Radio 4, TX 28 March 2002
^ P.Galloni, Il sacro artefice. Mitologie degli artigiani medievali, Laterza, Bari, 1998
^ abcdef"Craft and Fine Artists". Occupational Outlook Handbook (2016–17 ed.). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
References
Wikiquote has quotations related to Artist.
P.Galloni, Il sacro artefice. Mitologie degli artigiani medievali, Laterza, Bari, 1998
C. T. Onions (1991). The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Clarendon Press Oxford. ISBN0-19-861126-9
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This article is about the person who is engaged in arts For the person that is also known as an artist see Singer For other uses see Artist disambiguation The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art practicing the arts or demonstrating an art The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only However the term is also often used in the entertainment business especially in a business context for musicians and other performers although less often for actors Artiste French for artist is a variant used in English in this context but this use has become rare Use of the term artist to describe writers is valid but less common and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism An artist at work at St Justinian Wales 2021 Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein Goethe in the Roman Campagna 1787 portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German artist known for his works of poetry drama prose philosophy visual arts and science Contents 1 Dictionary definitions 2 History of the term 3 Training and employment 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksDictionary definitions EditThe Oxford English Dictionary defines the older broad meanings of the term artist A learned person or Master of Arts One who pursues a practical science traditionally medicine astrology alchemy chemistry A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice A follower of a manual art such as a mechanic One who makes their craft a fine art One who cultivates one of the fine arts traditionally the arts presided over by the muses History of the term EditThe Greek word techne code ell promoted to code el often translated as art implies mastery of any sort of craft The adjectival Latin form of the word technicus code lat promoted to code la 1 became the source of the English words technique technology and technical In Greek culture each of the nine Muses oversaw a different field of human creation Calliope the beautiful of speech chief of the muses and muse of epic or heroic poetry Clio the glorious one muse of history Erato the amorous one muse of love or erotic poetry lyrics and marriage songs Euterpe the well pleasing muse of music and lyric poetry Melpomene the chanting one muse of tragedy Polyhymnia or Polymnia the singer of many hymns muse of sacred song oratory lyric singing and rhetoric Terpsichore the one who delights in dance muse of choral song and dance Thalia the blossoming one muse of comedy and bucolic poetry Urania the celestial one muse of astronomyNo muse was identified with the visual arts of painting and sculpture In ancient Greece sculptors and painters were held in low regard somewhere between freemen and slaves their work regarded as mere manual labour 2 The word art derives from the Latin ars code lat promoted to code la stem art which although literally defined means skill method or technique also conveys a connotation of beauty During the Middle Ages the word artist already existed in some countries such as Italy but the meaning was something resembling craftsman while the word artisan was still unknown An artist was someone able to do a work better than others so the skilled excellency was underlined rather than the activity field In this period some artisanal products such as textiles were much more precious and expensive than paintings or sculptures The first division into major and minor arts dates back at least to the works of Leon Battista Alberti 1404 1472 De re aedificatoria De statua De pictura which focused on the importance of the intellectual skills of the artist rather than the manual skills even if in other forms of art there was a project behind 3 With the academies in Europe second half of 16th century the gap between fine and applied arts was definitely set Many contemporary definitions of artist and art are highly contingent on culture resisting aesthetic prescription in much the same way that the features constituting beauty and the beautiful cannot be standardized easily without moving into kitsch Training and employment EditThe US Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies many visual artists as either craft artists or fine artists 4 A craft artist makes handmade functional works of art such as pottery or clothing A fine artist makes paintings illustrations such as book illustrations or medical illustrations sculptures or similar artistic works primarily for their aesthetic value The main source of skill for both craft artists and fine artists is long term repetition and practice 4 Many fine artists have studied their art form at university and some have a master s degree in fine arts Artists may also study on their own or receive on the job training from an experienced artist The number of available jobs as an artist is increasing more slowly than other fields 4 About half of US artists are self employed Others work in a variety of industries For example a pottery manufacturer will employ craft artists and book publishers will hire illustrators In the US fine artists have a median income of approximately US 50 000 per year and craft artists have a median income of approximately US 33 000 per year 4 This compares to US 61 000 for all art related fields including related jobs such as graphic designers multimedia artists animators and fashion designers 4 Many artists work part time as artists and hold a second job 4 See also Edit Arts portalArt Art history Arts by region Artist in Residence Fine art Humanities List of painters by name List of painters List of composers List of sculptors List of sketches of notable people by Marguerite Martyn Mathematics and art Social scienceNotes Edit Oxford English Dictionary s v technic In Our Time The Artist BBC Radio 4 TX 28 March 2002 P Galloni Il sacro artefice Mitologie degli artigiani medievali Laterza Bari 1998 a b c d e f Craft and Fine Artists Occupational Outlook Handbook 2016 17 ed U S Bureau of Labor Statistics 17 December 2015 Retrieved 21 October 2017 References Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Artist P Galloni Il sacro artefice Mitologie degli artigiani medievali Laterza Bari 1998 C T Onions 1991 The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Clarendon Press Oxford ISBN 0 19 861126 9External links Edit Look up artist in Wiktionary the free dictionary Arts at Wikipedia s sister projects Definitions from Wiktionary Media from Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Textbooks from Wikibooks Resources from Wikiversity The Artist on In Our Time at the BBC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artist amp oldid 1138751064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
