visual artists

Makers of pictures

Visual artists are people who create work meant to be seen rather than heard or read—painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, and the like.

The term distinguishes them from musicians, writers, and performing artists.

The gallery featured emerging visual artists from across the region.

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ceramicist · artists · printmaker · collagist · muralist · mixed media · designers · painter · oil painting · caricaturist · draughtsman · life drawing · filmmakers · art collective · art educator · oils · easel · muse

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Opposites
artistic medium/sensory modality

visual artistsmusicians

People who create music

composers · singers · writers · sound artists · authors

creative vs. non-creative occupation

visual artistsaccountants

Financial record keepers

bureaucrats · administrators · technicians · factory workers · office workers

production vs. reception

visual artistsmuseum-goers

People who visit exhibitions

art collectors · art patrons · art critics · beholders

Family

artist, vision, advise, visual, revise, visionary, advisor, provisional, advisory

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