Unlike other artists, then, the television auteur must be attuned to the wants of the mass market.

Unlike other artists of his time, he didn't show interest in painting landscapes.

Unlike other artists, he was above all interested in the people rather than the scenery.

Unlike most artists, he no longer needed commercial success to maintain a high degree of cultural relevance.

Unlike most artists, Byars made his own presence very much part of his work.

But unlike most artists, he is extraordinarily successful at the business he chose, industrial design.

Unlike most Western artists who exhibit in the third world, they insisted on showing new work.

"I'm not unlike most contemporary artists in this," he said.

Unlike most artists, he chose material was organic and inherently ephemeral.

But unlike most artists new to the museum and gallery scene, he has not been striving to break open its doors.