An artist is very loosely defined that it is why the individual person to remain in control of what he thinks of himself as so what I am saying is that being an artist is a state of mind. Its just like calling yourself El Conquistador its means nothing but it makes you feel much better about your self and your flaws in magic or life.
-Michael
Bam.
Being called an artist or not.Does it really matter.Its just a brand mostly nowadays more than a movement.Just like indie is more of a brand now than a movement by the mid 1990's.
If this is directed more towards the 'magicians' that sit in front of a camera doing the latest trick they bought its not helping them.
Because most of them wont read this far.Or care after reading your first sentences and seeing how long it is.
They are the type that call themselves artist and buy everything just so months later they throw it all away and move on to a different thing.
The people that stay and defend themselves are the artist.
Maybe not specifically the kind you think is an artist..but why should you be the judge of that? Who are you?
You say you are a minor artist.Since when does it have levels?
Alot of good magicians here have responded well enough.They give everything to their spectators.The people who we do this for the ones that really matter.
It doesnt matter how good the magicians patter was or presentation because that what we work on throughout all the years to better.If we still fool them,even for a second,we see something special.The look on their faces.
If thats not art.
Then to hell with art.