Artist

As an artist, the image ends in the arts, the applied arts, the performing arts and literature and music creatively active people today are usually referred to, creating artworks.

In the context of German intellectual history, however, the artistry is not only succinctly a profession but a human form of existence. For Goethe and Schiller, the artist was the epitome of an educated man. This philosophical view runs like a thread from the classical to Wilhelm von Humboldt to Thomas Mann and many more. The general - societal reduction of the comprehensive concept of the artist as a creative, educated individual of the art of living for the sole Occupation took place during the last century.

Today's job description

The definition of artistic activity to crafts and handicrafts is fluid. It can be crucial to the degree of originality of an artistic idea, a design, a design or a presentation. Similarly, the limit for " beneficial " Technology is not always clearly identifiable.

Apart from the pure freelance artists are contracting for artistic work alongside private people often government agencies, churches, companies, or patrons, partly prizes and grants. In addition, the artist can also be be busy ( directors of the play, a professional musician, historically also the court painter ).

Client, do not respect the freedom of art, often demand that artists meet religious or political rules and to accept iconological and fashionable interventions.

Legal definition in Germany

The artists' social security law in Germany provides:

"Artist of the purposes of this Act, who creates, exercises or teaching music, the performing or visual arts. Publicist for the purposes of this Act, who is active in journalism as a writer, journalist or otherwise, or teaches journalism. "

The law is based on typical job descriptions: A graphic designer or musician is considered as an artist, a furniture maker as a craftsman. The German KSK lists four professions who get their benefits: fine arts, performing arts, music and word. Visual Communication and Design are counted to the visual arts. Writers with or without art claim are journalistically professionals in the field word. The sales tax rate for artists and freelancers in Germany is 7%.

Legal definition in Austria

The term defines the artist Social Security Fund Act:

"Artist / Artist in the purposes of this Act is who in the fields of visual arts, the performing arts, music, literature, cinema or in one of the contemporary designs of the areas of the arts on the basis of his / her artistic talent as part of a creates artistic activity works of art. "

The legislation sums up the concept with the words " contemporary manifestations " open and is overall very plant oriented:

An artistic work is - " always exists when a personally own creative activity is developed in a comprehensive art trade due to artistic talent. " The term intrinsically creative is extended with musicians, conductors, actors and directors on replicating activities as artistic - after tax rulings. In addition, however, the paragraph added 2 Artist Social Insurance Fund Act:

" Students who have completed an artistic high school education successfully, in any case has the artistic talent for the pursuit of higher education covered by the artistic activities. "

This fall also professionally trained as an artist relevant under the term artistic activity, which encompassed the teaching in particular.

Income tax purposes, an artist both in the context of an employment relationship (employee ) to work as well as independently, and then expects generally on a contract basis from. Sales tax law, the term is relevant to the effect that a freelance artist in Austria only charge 10% sales tax rate.

Artist

"Artist " is used in common parlance, supported by claims of feminist linguistics, an obvious job title and shall be treated in state- specific contexts to "artist" is used, in Germany or Austrian artist quoted above Social Security Fund Act. In this case, gender-neutral language has become everyday culture. Thus, the share of the achievements of women in the arts more visible, their repressed history in the art of conscious and professionally partly different situation of artists to be easily represented. In contrast, formulations such as " female artist " the exception.

Training

Often the degree of competence is to be an artist, sized stereotypically based training; so is " pure art " rather taught in a study at universities and art schools, while commercial, pragmatic aspects of art are more likely mediated at colleges. More broadly, however, plays no role training as an artist; there can be found many self-taught in the art scene, emphasizing on to have no training. Who is regarded as an artist depends crucially on the prevailing or individual concept of art.

Artistic professions

Typical Kunstberufe for art specialist are:

• Visual Arts: Sculptor (eg stone or metal sculptor sculptor ) - medalist - Painters - media artist - graphic - Concept Artist - Graffiti Artist
• Visual Communication: Comic artist - Graphic Artist - Illustrator - Graphic Designer
• Performing arts including film art: Dramaturg - Opera Singer - Director - Actor - Dancer - Filmmaker - Visual Jockey
• Music: Musicians - Singer - Composer - Conductor - DJ
• Literature: writer - novelist - essayist - lyricist
• Applied arts, including design and fashion: Architect - Photographer - blacksmith - engraver - ceramist - Makeup Artist - Costume - Bühnen-/Szenenbildner - designer - couturier
• Small art: Artist - Magician - puppeteer

Contemporary Artists

In the contemporary art are artists that are perceived in the international art world, not to reduce the traditional art disciplines. Their role is changing through interdisciplinary approaches, by references to the humanities or scientific knowledge, new art forms in new media, see Digital Art, and by the constant changes in the art market and the art business. Literature, film, music, theater and visual arts in new media go into each other and the boundaries between " pure art," L' art pour l'art, dedicated arts and commerce are permeable.

What works and artists are in high demand in the art market depends on many factors. Not always artistic and art- historical qualities alone are decisive. The media's portrayal of the artist and his art can greatly affect the value estimate. That is why artists often work in conjunction with professional intermediaries, such as art dealers, gallerists and cultural managers. The name of an artist can be in such marketing contexts to trademark and his media presence to capital. The orientation of well-known artists name and permanent mention (English: name dropping ), therefore, is one of the peculiarities of the art system, similar to the cult of celebrity in the music. In contrast is the ideal yourself impartially involved as observer on art and starting to discover their quality of an artist or an artist.