Response #8.

In Jenna's blog, she asked, "In you opinion, at what point can someone be called an artist?"

I believe that someone can be considered an artist if they truly feel the passion and the drive to create a piece of art, not for the general public's benefit but for the artist's benefit himself/herself. They create art for the sole purpose of either releasing emotion or revealing a part of themselves otherwise hidden or to send out a message that they wouldn't otherwise say. Their brains think creatively in a way which is different from most other people's brains, and they can render their art in such a way that when viewed upon by the general public, it changes their perspective on an idea of the universe or is just simply deeply appreciated for its sentimental value. I don't believe it has anything to do with recognition as much as it has to do with knowing that you can create something beautiful and life-changing in such a way that it changes the way somebody thinks.

My question is, "Do you believe that people are capable of calling themselves artists without giving off the impression of arrogance, or is it usually a label given to people by other people?"