The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everyone can be an artist; the artist is not a separate type of person.
- In plain terms
- All people are artists in their own way.
- What can you take from it?
- See everyday actions as creative expression.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does viewing yourself as an artist affect your work?
- What counts as artistic?
Another view
May overgeneralize the term artist.
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