WHO IS AN ARTIST?
Think about creativity and the many forms it can take. When an artist transforms a creative idea into substance, he or she might take on multiple roles during the process of making art…
technician?
What skills might an artist need to carry out the crafting of an idea?
problem solver?
How might someone find new solutions to new issues?
creatOR?
How might an artist decide what to create? And how to create it?
healer?
How might an artist help those who will perceive their work?
EXPERT?
Does an artist know all the answers before starting a work? Does someone have all of the skills and knowledge, or do they learn during the process of creating?
social activist?
When might an artist step beyond self-expression into social realms and the causes that exist in the world around them?
THERAPIST?
How might someone inspire another?
ARTISAN?
What kinds of skills might an artist develop? How are they used when making art?
EXPlorer?
In what ways might an artist be a scout?
How might an artist be on the edge?
CRAFTS-PERSON?
How might an artist craft or construct art that lasts or that is of ‘high quality’?
STORY TELLER?
What tales might an artist tell? Their own? Those of others? How and why?
DOCUMENTor?
In what ways might an artist’s work be a witness to an event? How might the art be a document that states a point of view?
inventor?
How might an artist connect parts of their world in new ways? How might invention be a new hybrid between 2 or more existing things?
EXPERIMENTER?
Maybe an artist would take old materials and use them in new ways.
How would this change the feeling of the material? How might this change the message they are conveying?
INSPIRER
How might an artist make us think?
How might we see something - an object, a concept, a person - in a new way?