Are YouTubers artists? Daniel Middleton's channel took off while he worked at a supermarket. Now he is one of the most successful people on social media.
The shy pupil who took the internet by storm
Are YouTubers artists? Daniel Middleton's channel took off while he worked at a supermarket. Now he is one of the most successful people on social media.
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Daniel Middleton is one of the most successful YouTubers on the planet. Some months, his videos are watched up to 400 million times.
He started his first channel when he was a student. Later, when he was working in a supermarket, he started making videos about Minecraft.
A lot of YouTubers are shy, he says. But they are also very creative. "YouTube helped me to come out of my shell."
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After seven months on YouTube, talking over videos of himself playing games, he had 10,000 subscribers. It was enough to leave his job and start working as a YouTuber instead.
Today, Middleton has been in films, live shows and even written a graphic novelA type of book containing art and words. A long comic. .
Are YouTubers artists?
Yes! YouTube is one of the most popular websites in the world. If famous artists like Van Gogh or Picasso were alive today, they would probably use YouTube.
No! Artists create beautiful paintings or incredible movies. Daniel Middleton's videos are fun to watch, but they are not art.
Keywords
Graphic novel - A type of book containing art and words. A long comic.
The shy pupil who took the internet by storm
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Graphic novel - A type of book containing art and words. A long comic.