In A definition

What defines an artist,
were artists only those
who created what was
perceived as the beautiful
or the shocking, those who
formed some piece of
work that delivered a
visceral punch, in painting
in music, literature or
theater, if so did that make
the rest of the world
nothing more than and
audience, passive observers
whose only contribution
was applause or criticism,
what became of the artist
without the audience....