Unconventional Artists – Essay

Compare Dickinson’s works and approach to an artist from another era and/or medium. Write about a painter, poet, songwriter, performer, producer, director, or even an athlete or an architect who has been considered “ahead of his/her time” or who has approached his/her craft from a new and unique angle. The options are practically unlimited.

Compare the two artists and show that in every art form, and in every era, artists have come along who defy expectations and introduce new forms to their field. Sometimes those new forms are embraced immediately, while others take a bit longer to become accepted. Later, we look back and realize how ground-breaking those individuals’ efforts were.