The Dead Concept Of Artist Poem by Ian (John) McCleary (Son of the Cleric)

The word and title of artist has become a solidified concept. Musician Daniel Johnston captures it perfectly in his song 'The Story of An Artist' where all his lyrics are but cliches of what the prototypical outcast artist experiences. It would be more unexpected and attract more curiosity when asked about ones vocation by calling oneself an ' exorcist, magician' than the usual title of artist, since those can be applied to the artistic process without using a dead and boxed in concept as artist.