Articles for Artists
Articles herewith, are an eye opener to enhance the understanding of different subjects. As a result, communications between Artists, galleries, Art dealers and Art collectors will improve. I hope that you will find them practical, enlightening and useful to read.
“Art, Artists and Psychology”, “Is Art accessory or necessity“, “Artists, Self-Promotion and Social Media”, “A professional Artist”, “how is classified?”, “Art and Food, how are related”, “Artists are blessed with their talents”, “Artists in the Art Market!”, “Art strokes/simplicity/complexity, Genuine Connection and Artists , how are related?”, “Benefits of Arts”, “Born Talented or Taught to be an Artist”, “Brain, Age and Creativity”, "Brain, sends and receives", “Can intelligence improve with age”, “Charles Chaplin and Pure Art”, “Da Vinci Town”, “Da Vinci and you; are you, can you?”, “Definitions of curator, dealer, collector, gallery and gallerist”, “COVID-19 and creativity”, “Copyright; who has the right!”, “Do Artists need Galleries”, “Do artists give up at losing natural ability?”, “Important Questions Artists need to ask!”, “Should Artists pay Fees to Exhibit", “High Sensitive People”, "How to price artwork”, “Human and the need for a mirror”, “Teaching Art, Teacher and Student Connections”, "The ability of Photographic memory”, The game of pricing artwork", “Polymath, what is and who is”, “Philanthropy and being an Artist”, "Passion for Art", "Purity of a child", "Rest a creative mind", “Sensitive People in insensitive World”, “Unlocking the Mysteries of The Artistic Mind”, “The secret behind Mona Lisa's smile”, “Question many have asked; What is Art?”, “Mental practice for painting/art-making”, “Mona Lisa’s Smile”, “Roles of proportions”, “Comment on The law of least efforts”, “What is the difference between imagination and creativity”, “Why many Artists love to paint waters”.
A professional Artist, how is classified?
There are numerous interpretations of who a professional Artist is!
1-Some people believe that he/she is the one who makes living from his/her artwork.
2-Others believe that he/she is the one who pays fee to no one, but only pays percentage upon sale! However, we find different opinions, that a professional artist is independently seles and collects full sale price!
3-Another perspective of who the professional artist is; who has developed a certain style over the years. His/her style can easily recognized by viewers, even without seeing the signature.
4-Other opinion is that professional artist who paints full time and has nothing to do with representation or sale!
5-A different opinion; that a professional artist who has collected impressive number of Awards.
6-The one who obtained education or professional training in the art field.
Time to ask, what is the meaning of word professional?
1-It is the characteristic of a person and how he/she represents his/herself.
2-A person who is engaging in and following a line of style or activity with set of ethical standers.
3-A person who have consciousness of one’s limitations and goals while displaying courteousness to others.
4-A professional person who takes his/her responsibility seriously and follow through with dignity.
5-A person who holds in-depth knowledge related to his/her activities.
Back to the common comprehension of who is the professional artist! In my opinion that a professional artist is the one who has developed a well-recognized style. Who is independent which means takes full control of his/her artwork where he pays percentage to no one. A professional artist is who has his/her own collectors and pays his own fees and makes his own contacts. Carries himself/herself in proficient manners displaying the skills, experiences and abilities earned over the years. In addition to the above, of course, holding art education and awards is a plus and making a name only comes with years of investment. Who wants to reach the sky, must learn to fly!
©Mona Youssef - Gallerist- Fine artist