Sometimes a person uses figurative expressions without even thinking about their true meaning or meaning. One such expression is "free artist". What does it mean?
Freelance artist - who is this?
Freelance artist - vocation or profession? We can say that both the first and the second definition will be correct. Freelance artists consider their work to be a real vocation, as they see it as a way of comprehending their life, their existence.
Digging even deeper, being a free artist is also a way of life and a sense of self.
A free artist can also be called a person who paints for pleasure and does not change his principles, beliefs and views. For him, the main thing is not commercial interest, profit, stability, but freedom of creativity and self-expression. This is how he can maximize his potential.
Also, this expression is applicable to those people who work for themselves. They are not part of the staff of any company or enterprise. Also, often the freelance artist is not a member of any organization or union. He works primarily for his own welfare. This is a person who, as it were, by himself, independent and self-sufficient.
"Free artist" as a collective image
The concept of "free artist" has long been comparative and figurative. This is the name not only for people involved in the visual arts, but also for film and theater actors.
By this expression is understood as a whole a person who earns his living by his labor, works for himself, and not for an entrepreneur.
Also, this concept can be attributed to people engaged in freelancing. A free artist can even be called creative people involved in knitting all sorts of things, weaving and not only various jewelry, as well as embroidering pictures, panels on order. These people are free from the basic obligations established between the employee and the employer. This has its pros and cons.
The plus is that a free artist can choose when to work, he has a free work schedule. In addition, these people, as a rule, do their favorite thing, which at the same time generates income.
A significant disadvantage is the lack of a guarantee of permanent stable earnings. Such people do not have one hundred percent certainty about how much and when they will definitely receive a reward for their work. They also need to look for customers on their own, which requires certain efforts and skills. It is worth mentioning other disadvantages: the risk of not getting paid for their work, often the absence of official contracts, social benefits and guarantees.
