Gary Hall'What's the difference between an #artist and a #creator?
Yancey Strickler on the #Metalabel Blog:
‘Creative work done for artistic purposes is thought to exist for reasons above #money. "Love and honor” is a convenient excuse to not compensate for it, “exposure” too. Creative work for commercial purposes, on the other hand, can be handsomely rewarded. …
The people who make the first kind of work are historically called “fine artists.” The people who make the second kind of work are called “commercial artists.” ….
In recent decades a similar but distinct creative role has emerged: the creator. People who make a living from #subscriptionsm #crowdfunding, selling #merch, and other forms of direct exchange unlocked by the web. Like artists, creators have a lot of freedom in what they do. … Unlike artists, they don't have to navigate the academy system or #artworld politics to do it. ‘
