History Main / ArtsyBeret

A common execution of this is to load the beret-wearer with artist stereotypes. These characters will be {{Starving Artist}}s [[TrueArtIsAngsty driven by consuming pain]], often to the [[MadArtist outskirts of sanity]]. Such characters may be [[ItsPopularNowItSucks snobby and pretentious]], or they may be [[CloudCuckoolander very eccentric]]. They'll definitely be on a quest to find TrueArt, and may claim that TrueArtIsIncomprehensible. Sometimes, a character may suddenly adopt these mannerisms upon donning a beret. The beret is also iconically associated with France, [[note]]and the Basque country, but don't expect to see that crop up in fiction [[/note]] so depictions of artists can overlap with [[FrenchJerk French stereotypes]] including GratuitousFrench, stemming from [[GayParee Paris']] reputation as an arts haven.

This may sometimes overlap with the {{Beatnik}}, as 1950's counterculture was responsible for the mainstreaming of the beret and pretentious artist stereotypes. Beatniks are rarely found outside of TheFifties, and can be spotted by their use of JiveTurkey. Also compare BobRossRib, the other stereotypical visual depiction of artists.

In fiction, any "serious" artists will be depicted wearing a beret, also known as a basker, to the point that the two are almost synonymous. The beret is usually black, and is often paired with skinny pants, a black turtleneck, a horizontally-striped shirt, or a paint-stained smock or other paint-covered clothing item. This is most ubiquitous with painters and other fine artists, but is also commonly worn by the PrimaDonnaDirector or other avant-garde creative types.

* ''VideoGame/HiddenCity'' has Olivia, a famous professional sculptress who wears a purple beret.

* ''Series/ShadowAndBone'': Kaz briefly discuises himself as a sculptor in episode 4, which involves him donning a colorful coat and a beret.

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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Sarah occasionally wears a beret when practicing her drawing.