What distinguishes the true artist from not present?

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Сообщение от Marta

I think the "real" artist or not does not depend on its way of life (propensity for publicity or seclusion), and even from his state of mind (if he has a dream, obsession, etc.), and only on the result of his work.
 If it is clear that the work of professional, that invested in its creation of emotional and /or intellectual powers (not just the result of professional waste "manufacturing" process), then the artist is quite real.

Sovershenno soglasen!

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Сообщение от artcol

I will propose his own version of PC (it is very short):
HX - X is the one who knows what does and (therefore) is responsible for what he does.

Ie chief criterion nastoyaschnosti is seriousness in relation to their work.

Ochen 'rad, chto vy tak dumaete.

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Сообщение от Buscador

For me a good (real), the artist - is primarily a specialist, speaks perfect their profession (nobody argues. That is a profession). Here I see an objective factor. And then flights of fantasy and the like - as a subjective factor. Good - one that can do well, what should be done by a professional.

Spasibo, eto prakticheski sovpadaet s moim mneniem.

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Sozdaiotsia vpechatlenie, chto my prihodim k obschemu znamenateliu v opredelenii nastoiaschego hudoznika.

Dlia tehniki est 'riad kriteriev ob'ektivnoi otsenki. Ishodia iz etogo, kolichestvo "nastoiaschih" hudoznikov znachitel'no umen'shitsia. V kavychki ia eto vzial, potomu, chto naprimer iz 250,000, zaregistrirovannyh hudoznikov v Au, pol'zuias' daze nastoiaschim, nesovershennym opredeleniem, uidiot v nebytiio protsentov 80-90.

A eto uze blize k istine.