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is the title of artist self-proclaimed.

updated sat 27 aug 05

 

Les Haworth on fri 26 aug 05


I have always said "The title of artist is self-proclaimed." but this
morning I saw the work of a student who called himself an artist. The work
was cold and sterile. It was the most uninteresting piece of work I
personally have ever seen. Yet after this potter left the shop I thought
that maybe I was not being open minded enough. Maybe I couldn't see the
beauty in his piece. Or maybe I was more taken with the fact that this
student had enough confidence at a much earlier age that I to call himself
an artist. Is the title of artist self-proclaimed?