GOOD ARTIST, BAD ARTIST
All people are artists, but only a few know it. Fewer ever develop it. Fewer still attain any level of genius.
Artists are just people who explore things unexplored by other people. If their explorations are bold, daring, enlightening, etc., then they are considered great artists. In time, their art may become so commonplace as to be overlooked or even misconstrued as passé by later generations.
Great artists reflect the eternal in their work, and their work survives their death.
Poor artists seek to satisfy the masses in the short term, and they are forgotten long before they die, sometimes becoming vilified long before then.
Great artists stare into the eternal, finding Truth there.
Poor artists see only the shallow surface, thinking it to be the sum total of everything.
