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Originally Posted by MMM
Are people who write fan fiction considered "writers"? I am not making a judgement, I am just asking. I would think of a doujishi artist like a fan artist. Are you considered a manga artist or a writer if you have never been published?
I can throw paint at a canvas. Can I call myself an "artist"? I mean, everyone takes art in school, but just because you create art, are you then an artist?
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If I were to be honest I would say 'yes'. If you throw art at a canvas then you are an artist, because art is all abut creativity and expression, so if you can do that then it matters not whether your work if famed throughout the land or stuck in an attic where no one sees it. I would argue that at one time Van Gough wasn't an 'artist', and it was only when after he died that he became an 'artist'.
It's a little off-topic, but I think it comes down to the individual and what they consider art or literature. It's all about what has 'value' too. It seems that you perceive doujinshi as less valuable than manga, fanfiction less valuable than a classic novel, and an unknown artist less valuable than a well-known artist - so for these reasons they can't be called artists or writers. I think it's a matter or debate really, but to be honest I've read online writers whose works can compete with any published writers, and I've seen artists on Deviantart whose works are better than half the 'real artists' I've ever seen.
So for that reason I'll say a doujinshi artist can be called a manga artist.
