Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. It is also used in a qualitative sense of a person creative in, innovative in, or adept at, an artistic practice.

Most often, the term describes those who create within a context of 'high culture', activities such as drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dancing, writing, filmmaking, photography and music — people who use imagination, and talent or skill, to create works that can be judged to have an aesthetic value. Art historians and critics will define as artists those who produce art within a recognised or recognisable discipline.

The term is also used to denote highly skilled people in non-"arts" activities, as well — crafts, medicine, alchemy, mechanics, mathematics, defense (martial arts) and architecture, for example. The designation is applied to illegal activities, like a "scam artist". The term 'artist' could also refer to a con artist.

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Twin brothers take trip to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Asheville Citizen-Times
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:31:11 -0000
Twin brothers take trip to Rock and Roll Hall of FameAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 1 hour agoSince we had been in various garage bands in our youth, I tossed out the idea of visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. ...Test Yourself The Timesall 2 news articles
The rich men paying to play rock'n'roll - Times Online
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:13:00 -0000
Times OnlineThe rich men paying to play rock'n'rollTimes Online, UK - 10 hours agoAldred may be unusual in quitting a highly paid job for music, but he isn’t alone in splashing his cash to pursue his rock’n’roll dreams. ...
Motor City's blood runs through his rock 'n' roll veins - Globe and Mail
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:54:19 -0000
Motor City's blood runs through his rock 'n' roll veinsGlobe and Mail, Canada - 22 hours agoConsider: Iggy and the Stooges are about to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The MC5 is kicking butt all over North America and Europe. ...
Vinyl Cave: Toronto Rock 'n Roll Revival 1969, Volume I by Chicago ... - Isthmus Daily Page
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:31:57 -0000
Vinyl Cave: Toronto Rock 'n Roll Revival 1969, Volume I by Chicago ...Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 12 hours agoBefore becoming a soft-rock Cetera-sung-singles machine, Chicago was an underground success story. With the help of manager James William Guercio's previous ...
Rock review: AC/DC, Black Ice - guardian.co.uk
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:04:21 -0000
New York TimesRock review: AC/DC, Black Iceguardian.co.uk, UK - 7 hours agoThe opener and single, 'Rock'n'Roll Train', is precisely that - Angus and Malcolm pump out red-hot riffs with remorseless momentum, Brian Johnson's ...AC/DC Back 35 Years After Start Sky NewsAC/DC Black Ice, More Of Your Reviews Undercover Music NewsAC/DC: Stockholm Show Sold Out In Record-Breaking 11 Minutes ... Blabbermouth.netNew York Timesall 8 news articles
Tropicalia book: 'Clark Weber’s Rock and Roll Radio' recalls ... - The News-Press
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:13:06 -0000
Tropicalia book: 'Clark Weber’s Rock and Roll Radio' recalls ...The News-Press, FL - 1 hour agoClark Weber, a Fort Myers winter resident, captures the mayhem at the epicenter of that youthquake in "Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio: The Fun Years ...

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Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
Rolling Stone Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:25:55 -0000
• Beastie Boys Announce Swing State Tour • Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” Video Premieres • ?uestlove: “Even Small Activism Is Effective” • Campaign ‘08: Disgruntled Rockers • Random Notes: Kanye West, Chris Martin • Tommy Lee, Slash Jam For The Earth • Britney To Set Record Straight in MTV Doc • Grateful Dead Egypt Shows Emerge • Of Montreal Glam It Up In D.C. • [...]
Spears’ “Womanizer” Video Premieres: Is Britney Back For Real?
Rolling Stone Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:20:55 -0000
She’s dancing like the old Britney … she’s looking like the old Britney … is our Britney back for real? Spears’ new video for “Womanizer” premiered on 20/20 Friday night, and it’s a cross between “Toxic” and The Office.
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
Rolling Stone Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:20:59 -0000
Photo:QUICLER/AFP/Getty Madonna brought her candy shop to the U.S., and we were live at her first night at Madison Square Garden. Couldn’t make it? Check out the photo gallery to see all the visual highlights from the Sticky & Sweet Tour, plus check out all the times the Material Girl appeared on the cover of Rolling [...]
Slash, Tommy Lee and ZZ Top Jam on “Battleground Earth” Finale
Rolling Stone Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:44:45 -0000
Battleground Earth — the eco-challenge reality show that pits Tommy Lee against Ludacris as they fight to see who can live more environmentally responsible — sadly comes to its end this Sunday. The good news? The episode features a ridiculous jam session with Slash, Tommy Lee and Billy Gibbons, and you can get an early [...]
Random Notes: Chris Martin, Roger Daltrey and the Week in Rock
Rolling Stone Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:18:17 -0000
Photo:Hogan/Getty Coldplay’s Chris Martin spent some quality time hanging out with the Who’s Roger Daltrey at an awards show in London this week. In fact, it was a week of friends old and new spending time together, as everybody’s best pal Mickey Mouse wished Miley Cyrus a happy birthday and Kanye West chilled with his new [...]
Rock List: Friend Songs
Rolling Stone Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:51:30 -0000
After watching the second presidential debate this week and witnessing John McCain constantly referring to us as “my friends” over and over and over again, it seemed only natural that this week’s Rock List was dedicated to friendship. Tell us your favorite tales of companionship, and on Tuesday we’ll use teamwork to tally the votes [...]

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