See, that's another thing that draws my ire! [he points his finger while not letting go of his glass]

"Artist," refers to all manner of art! The idea that it's directly associated with that drivel of painting is offensive. Writing is art, intimacy is art, sculpture is art, you can't assume one's only dealing with horrible brush urchins each time art is mentioned.

[never mind the middle where he basically called fucking an art over painting]