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Artists??? (30/1/2002)

        Here’s an ICQ dialogue between my friend and me.  Quite interesting.

 

l           you want to be referred as a musician or an artist?

 

musician

 

l           what are the reasons le?

 

if even the now-a-days pop singers call themselves 'artists', i don't want to be called in the same way.

i'm a person who knows that i'm making music, but not together any kind of apperances, images, etc

 

l           to me, I never think of those stars as artists, they are either actors, singers or stars.

 

yes, me too

 

l           if I adopt the strict definition of artists, do you think you're one.

l           (BTW, I think only Chow Yun Fat qualifies as an artist)

 

i don't think there's ever a strict definition of 'artist'.

if so, firstly, how do you define 'art'?

everybody can become an artist if he/she says that those stuff done by him/her is an art work

 

l           don't fall into the trap that everything has a definition.

l           there are many things that do not have definition, but you can tell something is/isn't that when you look at it.

 

that's a gd point.

if so, my answer would be -

'everyone' can be an 'artist'

 

l           you really do think so?

 

art is sth very personal. somebody may think that they themselves produces art, but others may not agree.

'everyone can be an artist' is in a broad view.

and to me, there can be 'no artist'. art can be everything. but it's nothing until you really put your heart in it. and there will not be a person who can put his/her heart in everything.

 

l           but do you think you're producing art?

 

i hope

 

 

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