What Defines an Artist?

            Google defines an artist as a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or filmmaker.  An artist creates a piece of work that inclines people to think, feel, or act a certain way.  For a sculptor, they may use different methods of carving to incline people’s eyes to move a certain direction or they might create a simplistic piece that inclines people to react differently to it. 

            A chef tries to receive a reaction from the people he is cooking for.  Not only does the way the food taste influence a reaction, but the presentation of the food, also influences the reaction.  Different cooks throw their own style to each of their recipes, as well as the way the food is served.  Food and eating cause certain reactions from more senses than when looking at a picture.  Not only is the food visually appealing, but it also smells great and brings you joy when eating it.  There are many more areas of reaction from the senses when eating than there are when looking at a photograph.  Chefs, indeed, are artists just as much, if not more than, painters.