Artist, Designer, Author

Art has an emotional and spiritual impact on people, whether it is by its creator or spectators. The debate of artists being authors is a debate that has been widely researched. Steven McCarthy, Graphic Designer, wrote a book "The Designer as Author" which explores the role of designers/artists that have to take on different aspects for their projects. The point of being a designers shows that we have an obligation to address problems that come with it, so therefore have to explain and narrate these factors. Films and books that are produced are meaningful in the way that they communicate to show life as it is and why it is worth living. Designers and authors use this when presenting their work whatever it may be, to communicate and highlight the importance of it and the value it holds to its creator. Events have been recorded over history that show we can communicate with others, such as cave paintings many thousands of years ago, that highlights how we can be connected through what we create. Communication is also important in the sense we need other people to gain ideas and inspiration, to then go on to construct and organise our next project. For example Van Gogh had a creative partner who was also a painter who would often work with and around each other, feeding ideas off one another. Other artists and designers use apprentices, who would learn off them, then creating more projects that have been inspired from themselves. Jeff Coones is a very successful and well known artist, known for his reproduction of sculptures and objects. Jeff works with around 120 people who also create his sculptures, and without them they would not be produced and Jeff would not result in having any work. This is an argument of the designer using other people and not themselves to create their art and would not themselves become the author. The debate of when is art art and when is design design for when it relates to each other is is also often brought up for when it counts as author. This occurs because every piece of design, art and photography whatever form it maybe becomes itself at a certain point. Although it does not have a certain moment, it often depends on the opinion of others for the determination for what it truly is.