Category talk:Artists

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There may not be any users willing to accept artists as a category or a page but I have an idea for a page that will cover any occupation or title that doesn't have a page yet if there any users (even administrators) that will hear it out called Positions.--Rgilbert27 (talk) 20:21, April 23, 2018 (UTC)

Too vague Kaido King of the Beasts (talk) 23:40, April 24, 2018 (UTC)

All the occupations listed in the Pirates navibox would be given a link along with the titles in Royalty and provide an entry for the occupations listed in Characters by Occupation category that don't have a page yet.--Rgilbert27 (talk) 23:55, April 24, 2018 (UTC)

I'll restore it if this page is approved via discussion/polls. 00:35, April 25, 2018 (UTC)

How do you get started?--Rgilbert27 (talk) 01:05, April 25, 2018 (UTC)

Start making your points here. 02:15, April 25, 2018 (UTC)

Needed?
Since the last discussion barely started, i'll start it now.

An artist is a person that deal with creating and making art, and since we already have several categories of artists, there is no reason to not have a parent category for them. Rhavkin (talk) 17:40, May 29, 2020 (UTC)

"Art" is subjective and incredibly broad. "Craftsmen" is a much more objective term and can define painters like Marianne and Giolla and sculpters like Galdino, Charlotte Perospero and Diego.

Also, it makes no sense to have scientists, shipwrights, mechanics and carpenters under the denonym of "Artist". Never mind that one needs to be of a certain skill level to be considered an artist in most areas. KingCannon (talk) 17:44, May 29, 2020 (UTC)

If your only problem is including Category:Craftsmen then that should be the only thing debated, not the entire category. I know that it sometimes called "Arts and Crafts" separably, so maybe that category shouldn't be here, but characters like Diego, Perospero, and Cracker should be here, and Usopp can be in both (Don't know we Oden in that category BTW). Rhavkin (talk) 20:13, May 29, 2020 (UTC)

That's not the only problem. There's also the issue that "artist" is a vague, subjective thing and tends to be reserved to those of a certain talent (and even then, talent is subjective when it comes to art).

My argument is that "Craftsmen" makes the whole notion of an "Artist" category redundant. Mainly because another word for "Craftsmen" is "Artisan", and it can include anyone who makes things, be them machines, clothing, weapons, paintings, etc. It's a broad category, but one that utilizes an objective criteria instead of a subjective one (that is, they create/produce/repair something). By the way, we could add Cooks to this as well since their occupation requires them to make food items.

Also, for stuff like Musicians, Dancers and Actors, the term "Performers" would be much accurate to describe them since music and theatre are part of the Performing Arts, which are distinct from the Visual Arts that encompass Painters and Sculpters. An example of someone that could be put in a Performer category is Shimotsuki Yasuie.

Also, Oden is a craftsmen because he knows how to sculpt on Poneglyphs. In fact, he's the perfect reason of why an "Artist" category makes no sense, since he's a sculptor, but not an artist. KingCannon (talk) 14:18, May 30, 2020 (UTC)

I agree with KingCannon, an "Artist" category is not needed and "Craftsmen" does the job perfectly fine. Keeping "Artist" is bound to result in a discussion of whether Luffy would get the category for drawing the Foxy Pirates' Jolly Roger. Kaido King of the Beasts (talk) 19:44, May 30, 2020 (UTC)

Helping my argument further, I will just link to the Wikipedia page for Craftsman.

It's a disambiguation page, and the first thing it shows is the definition of Artisan.

"Artist" as a category doesn't add anything that other, better-defined categories already don't. KingCannon (talk) 20:43, May 30, 2020 (UTC)

First of all, Luffy won't be called artist for his drawing skill just like he wouldn't be called a cook for his curry at the beginning of WCI arc. Being an artist, artisan, or a craftsmen is about the work one put into creation. for the same reason, cooks aren't artist, since not all dishes are made to look visually pleasing. Art is a general term (or vague or subjective, if you insist of calling it that) but the categories I add are specifically of the performing arts so don't nitpick on the title that can change.

The main different is that craftsmen creates for a purpose of use, while an artist creates for a purpose of art. That differ painters and sculptures from scientist or shipwright.

Also, Yasuie was never shown performing, and Oden was never shown to craft anything (the ability to write on isn't the same as creating or crafting). It's like someone being shown with a sword isn't classified as swordsmen. Rhavkin (talk) 04:51, May 31, 2020 (UTC)

The artist category was deleted two years ago. It should have never been recreated. SeaTerror (talk) 05:54, May 31, 2020 (UTC)

There's no such thing as Craftsmen make stuff for use, Artists make stuff for art. As long as you create something material, functional or decorative, you're a Craftsman, so if an Artist makes a painting, that doesn't stop them from being a Craftsman (since they still made a concrete picture). That's in the Wikipedia article. "Artist" is nothing more than a vague term to determine the Craftsman that does stuff for the sake of expressing themselves, which is why is such a subjective way of categorization since it requires knowing intent.

Shimotsuki Yasuie is a taikomochi. He's a Japanese male jester, and an entertainer by default. That would make him a Performer by occupation since the job involves dance, storytelling, humor and other clownish stuff.

And Oden is definitely a craftsman. The Kozuki Family are literally a clan of stonemasons. They craft Poneglyphs for the use of transmitting messages. And we see him crafting a message on the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell. KingCannon (talk) 13:16, May 31, 2020 (UTC)