Artist facts for kids
An artist is a person who creates art. This word is often used for people who make things like drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dancing, writing, filmmaking, photography, and music. These are often called the "fine arts." But sometimes, someone who is really good at their job, even if it's not usually called art, can be called an artist. For example, a scientist or a mathematician might be called an artist if they are very creative and skilled in their work.
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What is an Artist?
An artist is someone who uses their creativity and skill to make something. This can be a painting, a song, a dance, a story, or even a building. Artists often want to share their feelings, ideas, or a special way of seeing the world with others.
- Creating Art: An artist is someone who makes art. This is the most common meaning.
- Professional Artist: Many artists create art as their job, meaning they earn money from their artistic work.
- Skilled Person: The word "artist" can also describe someone who is very skilled or talented at something, even if it's not a traditional art form. They do their work with great care and creativity.
A Brief History of the Term "Artist"
The idea of an artist has changed over time.
Ancient Ideas of Skill
In ancient Greece, people used the word "Techne" to describe skill or craft. This word is where we get "technical" and "technology" from today. The ancient Greeks also believed in nine Muses, who were goddesses of different arts and sciences, like epic poetry, history, music, dance, and astronomy. This shows that people have always valued creative skills.
Art in the Middle Ages
The word "art" comes from the Latin word "ars," which means skill, method, or technique. In the Middle Ages, the word "artist" was used, but it was closer to what we now call a craftsman. A craftsman was someone who made useful and beautiful objects with their hands, like a shoemaker or a carpenter. They were skilled, but their work wasn't always seen as "high art" in the way we think of it today.
Artists Today
Today, the idea of an artist is very broad. It includes people who work in what we call the "classical arts" like painting, sculpture, literature, dance, music, architecture, and cinema. But being an artist isn't just about making certain types of things.
An artist is someone who practices the arts and creates artistic works. They often have a special way of feeling and seeing the world, which helps them create their work. There isn't a strict list of what an artist's activities must be. Being an artist means having knowledge of art, and it can be a profession, but it doesn't have to be.
Artists often try to create something that has beauty. But they also want to share feelings and ideas, and sometimes even create their own unique worlds through their art.
The Painter's View
A painter, for example, is an artist who can put their unique way of seeing the world onto a canvas or paper. They might be seen as dreamers or poets, someone with enough sensitivity to help others see things through their eyes.
Different Kinds of Artists
There are many different types of artists, each with their own special skills and ways of creating. Here are just a few examples:
- Abstract Artist: Someone who creates art that doesn't show real objects, but uses shapes, colors, and lines. An example is Jackson Pollock.
- Actor/Actress: A person who performs in plays, movies, or TV shows. Like Greta Garbo.
- Animator: Someone who creates moving images, often for cartoons or films. Think of Walt Disney.
- Architect: A person who designs buildings. Antoni Gaudí designed amazing buildings.
- Ballet Dancer: A dancer who performs ballet. Margot Fonteyn was a famous ballerina.
- Choreographer: Someone who creates dance routines. Martha Graham was a famous choreographer.
- Comic Artist: A person who draws comic books or graphic novels. Will Eisner was a well-known comic artist.
- Composer: A person who writes music.
- Cubist Painter: An artist who paints in the Cubist style, like Pablo Picasso.
- Dancer: Someone who performs dances.
- Designer: A person who plans how things will look or work, like clothes or websites.
- Fashion Designer: Someone who designs clothing.
- Illustrator: An artist who creates pictures for books, magazines, or other media. Quentin Blake illustrates many children's books.
- Impressionist Painter: An artist who paints in the Impressionist style, like Claude Monet.
- Musician: A person who plays a musical instrument or sings. John Lennon was a famous musician.
- Novelist: A person who writes novels. Charles Dickens wrote many classic novels.
- Painter: An artist who creates paintings. Rembrandt van Rijn was a famous painter.
- Poet: A person who writes poems. Pablo Neruda was a famous poet.
- Sculptor: An artist who creates sculptures.
- Singer: A person who sings. Maria Callas was a famous opera singer.
Images for kids
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An artist at work at St Justinian, Wales; 2021
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See also
In Spanish: Artista para niños
