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Artists, a
person who expresses human creativity and imagination in a visual form to be
appreciated primarily for its beauty or emotional power.
There are
so many types of artist involved in the different constituents of the arts
which comprise of literature, performing arts and the visual arts. It’s safe to
say we all don’t fit into the same category when it comes to creating and
presenting our work but here’s a few things I can poke at that outline the
different type of artist.
1.
Careless
artist
The
careless artists are more of the risk takers and don’t usually take the time to
plan their work. These type of artists are not so much caught up in doing their
work until the last minute. There work is usually carelessly done, assuming it
is done in a hurry; hence, not so much effort is put into it. Simplicity is key
for them as most of their work involves a few splashes here and there but the
result is marvelous! These are the kind of people who don’t care much for
deadlines. No matter what they do, their work is always good and so they don’t
worry too much about details. Five minutes or five days doesn’t make much of a
difference for them as they are gifted with the talent and they solely depend
on it. Unfortunately most of these artist tend to be lazy because creativity
comes easy for them. In terms of delivery, they still complete their work and satisfying
the audience or clients’ needs. I would say these kind of artists need a lot of
push in order to take their talent or work seriously since despite everything they
are still able to deliver, which means they most likely don’t get to live to
their full potential.
2.
The
planner artist
The planner
artist is the opposite of the careless artist. The planners are the organized
type of artist and love to plan their work ahead of time. They are not so much
of the risk takers as they would probably need their work to be more precise. I
imagine the planner artist wouldn’t consider a pen as a tool for drawing as
they are perfectionists and are more specific to details. They would rather do
sketches and prefer pencils that allow them to erase and draw over to better their
work to perfection. The planner artist definitely
has the talent, they are aware of the talent but still plan out their work to
ensure that everything goes according to plan as it is preempted. A lot of the
times their work is neat and tidy as they colour within the lines. I imagine
that these are the kind of artists that make better designers and freelancers
as they are able to plan out proposals to show their clients the kind of work
they will create before they actually create it. At the same time they are able
to save their work in stages, so that they can go back and correct their work
if required.
3.
The
lucky artist
The lucky
artist are the type of artists who create by accident. You ask them what they
are going to create, they have no idea but when they finally create it’s a
success. Now these are the type of artist that are considered lucky as they
know they have the talent and they rely on the talent to come through for them when
needed. I consider them a bit closer in relation to the careless artist as they
have the unplanned quality, seeing that they don’t know beforehand what they
will create; they discover it through the process of practice. Their work is
based on results and outcome, so they require patients and faith because their work
speaks for itself, you wouldn’t believe it wasn’t planned for. These type of
artists need to build trustworthy relations with their clients who have seen
their work and believe in it. In some cases they also fit in with the planned
artist as they require a lot of time in order to create. It takes them a lot of
trials to do the work as you will notice their work takes a different direction
from the original thought process (if they managed to think it out beforehand).
They are also the type of artist that because of luck, one of their pieces will
sell for millions because their creations take on a life of its own, as their creation
is based off from the creation process. Doesn’t matter how long it takes them
but eventually with the luck they’ve got, once `discovered’ their journeys are
more entertaining as they make for better stories. All in all I would say the
lucky artist’s work is deemed unpredictable so they would fit better into the
fine arts.
4.
Clueless
artist
The
clueless artist is the type of artist that doesn’t even realize they are talented.
You give them a compliment and they are as surprised as you are that their work
is good. The admiring of their work usually comes as a surprise as they are unaware
of their talent and capabilities. The clueless artists are probably the one
timers that decide to create and it’s unbelievably good, the type of people who
you’ll invite to attend a painting class and they’ll perform even better than
you the artists who has been doing it for a while. You end up with a ‘student
performing better than the teacher’ situation, though it’s not anything they
take seriously. A lot of them go without exploring their talent because they
couldn’t be bothered by it. That’s they kind of people you hear singing randomly,
you’ll be surprised they can sing, you complement them, they are thankful but
that’s all it will ever be since their carrier paths and choices have nothing
to do with their talent. In some cases the clueless artist is aware of their
talent but it’s as good as irrelevant as they do nothing with it as they wouldn’t
even know how to go about it.
5.
Wannabe
artist
The wannabe
artist are those who don’t have the talent but they admire artist, they love
artists, they study artist until they become artists. The funny thing is they
are usually the loudest of all artists. They could list the top artists or name
all those who are good at what they wish they could do. Majority leave it at
that as they attempt to be what they admire but they don’t quite achieve being
the artist they sort. If they do they are loud with the efforts of acquiring
the talent, so much that they are recognized for it, even if sometimes they are
not so good at it. All we can do is admire their efforts. The good thing with
art is ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and chances are that there is
always someone that relates to their work. Take for instance singing, nowadays
you don’t have to have a voice to sing. Most wannabes spend a lot of money or
time making themselves better until they do become better. You find that they are
recognized even more than the real artists with the born talent, they are the
so called made artists. The wannabe artists are those who suck at it and you
wouldn’t convince them otherwise, I mean why should we? Besides, at the end of
the day we’re all just artist trying to make a living out of our talents or
what we do best. Kudos to all those artists who succeed and are able to make a
living out of it. I would say the wannabe artists make better teachers and managers
of artists as they master well what makes an artist and are able to pass on the
talent or shape up artists to be better.
Please do
let me know what type of artist you are in the comments…
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