Art
The term ‘artist’ can be defined only by an individual person. Just as people have individual thoughts and opinions on what they think a good piece of artwork is, people have different opinions on what an artist is, how to define and how to recognise one. Generally people define an artist as either any individual that creates original and meaningful work, or as any individual that creates original and meaningful work which is widely recognised and appreciated. Society perceives the artist in many ways, but stereotypically the artist is viewed as a somewhat alternative person, perhaps a little crazy, free-spirited, intense or different. This is perhaps due to the nature of artists throughout history; many were plagued by depression, drunkardness or insanity, for example, Jackson Pollock, Phillip Guston, William Baziotes and Vincent van Gogh. However, not all of society views artists in this stereotypical manner and realise that artists come in many shapes and forms and are generally just creativ
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Approximate Word count = 679
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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