Comments on: What Do the Greatest Artists Have in Common?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:07:48 +0000

I as an artist have to sit and think about what I am going to paint, draw, sculpt, write, and or play through whatever instrument I deem necessary for the mood… Art is not the final product but the time and effort that it takes to get to the point of making something that will inspire, teach, or even help open the minds of the consumer. There is no such thing as a lesser artist! Just because YOU have a personal feud with other outlets does not mean you should go and teach others that! I teach art to children in my community for free on the weekends and they go on to draw what I have taught them with their friends, which influences their friends perception and has a snowball effect. Once they notice the influence they have and if they understand the power they themselves hold, they can move on to become a influential medium as well. Everyone starts out as a cookie cutter in some form or fashion only after time and practice can they really show their true nature! I agree with this writer that art is found through what is taught. however everything that is created with the intention or even without the intention of being art has something to teach us…

By: judyrey

judyrey — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:54:09 +0000

I definitely believe that art – visual art and all other art forms — can and does teach and inspire
I do not have a clue as to how you came to the idea that I think or believe otherwise.

By: Nils

Nils — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:37:54 +0000

So you don’t think one can teach and inspire thru painting and sculpture… I almost feel sorry for you. You just have a week mind for the visual medium that’s all. It’s like me saying that writers, comedians and musicians are lesser artists because they think they are so important that they have something to teach and tell others that they don’t allready know… mostly people with stagneted emotional lifes. Well your degrading it aswell. Let’s just enjoy it for what it is.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:41:15 +0000

Really interesting and thought provoking. I will be back. Thank you.

By: michael

michael — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:01:29 +0000

I do not think what you call art is really art. Painters and sculpturers are a lesser artist. They may capture the essence of an emotion or feeling, that a rich person is willng to pay a lot for but real artists are: a person that uses their skills to teach, inspire, or help a person find deeper meaning in their own emotions or life. This is mostly writers, comedians, and musicians. I apologize for sounding antagonistic but the degradation of the word art is a sore spot for me.