Art and the artist, to spark conversation and deep discussion on the variety of human experience. Is it always about the destination, or is the journey not worth the scrapes and bruises?
What about their future works? Do we continue to pour money into the pockets of a person who has performed such sickening harm in another person?
And what about the millions, yes millions, of other unknown artists with great uncelebrated art, most of whom, while imperfect humans, are not guilty of the flagrantly evil acts these cancelled artists are accused of? Why not cancel the assholes and make room for someone better? We have space for the best of us.
I guess I would agree if canceling felt more permanent. The intersection of art and commerce is unfortunate. I guess my feeling is that great art will endure whether we want it to or not.
I feel that as long as art is as interwoven within our capitalist society, it will be difficult for many to seperate art from artist. Simply because there is now a direct monetary reward for our engagement in art.
The way we enjoy the art of Van Gogh and Picasso and others like them *is* modified when we learn about their wrongdoings. In a way though that gives their art a new layer by being able to contrast the beauty of their art and the actions of the artist.
I have often contemplated this with Picasso as the exact example I use in my contemplations. How to separate the artist from the art is exactly the question. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I feel the same way. I love all that he has written, if he has committed crimes he should pay, but I am not going to stop liking his works.
Art and the artist, to spark conversation and deep discussion on the variety of human experience. Is it always about the destination, or is the journey not worth the scrapes and bruises?
Quite so... it is the artist's experiences that midwife great art.
I don't know.
What about their future works? Do we continue to pour money into the pockets of a person who has performed such sickening harm in another person?
And what about the millions, yes millions, of other unknown artists with great uncelebrated art, most of whom, while imperfect humans, are not guilty of the flagrantly evil acts these cancelled artists are accused of? Why not cancel the assholes and make room for someone better? We have space for the best of us.
I guess I would agree if canceling felt more permanent. The intersection of art and commerce is unfortunate. I guess my feeling is that great art will endure whether we want it to or not.
I feel that as long as art is as interwoven within our capitalist society, it will be difficult for many to seperate art from artist. Simply because there is now a direct monetary reward for our engagement in art.
The way we enjoy the art of Van Gogh and Picasso and others like them *is* modified when we learn about their wrongdoings. In a way though that gives their art a new layer by being able to contrast the beauty of their art and the actions of the artist.
I have often contemplated this with Picasso as the exact example I use in my contemplations. How to separate the artist from the art is exactly the question. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I feel the same way. I love all that he has written, if he has committed crimes he should pay, but I am not going to stop liking his works.
When it's great it's really great.