Who is the least productive artist in the world?

Who is the least productive artist in the world? I asked Meta and there was no real answer. Honestly, I was expecting it to mention some half-famous addict living under a bridge, but instead this is what I got:

‘It’s difficult to determine. What constitutes productivity in art is open to interpretation. Does it mean the number of pieces created, the time spent creating, the impact of the work, or something else entirely?’

While I meant the actual number of pieces created, I am prepared to concede that an artist who sits all day and all night, for a year, without producing one piece worth exhibiting, is still being productive. I’m just glad I’m not that guy.

There was a sense of purpose in its conclusion though: ‘Some artists may create a small amount of work, but it has a significant impact on art history and culture, while others may produce a large quantity but have little lasting influence.’

Then I asked Meta, ‘who was the loneliest artist in history?’ And I got a similar answer: loneliness is a subjective term since some people seek out and find solace in solitude. Good for them.

But loneliness, as a subject, was easy to measure. Somehow Meta seems to know who the King of Loneliness was: it was Edward Hopper.

He lived alone in New York City, shunning fame while hanging onto the company of his wife, only. They lived out their love-hate relationship with each other and the metropolis, in intense privacy. Meanwhile, Hopper quietly changed the way the world saw America.

Suddenly the silence of the city screamed louder than all of its machinery.