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An idea I think about sometimes: The artist and the art are not the same and should be judged as such Too often people conflate the two
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If Hitler or Stalin had made great art, I would still appreciate the art
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@july
TLDR: don’t hate the player hate the game
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I'm always at an impasse about this, I liked this band but their lead singer was a convicted pedophile, I deleted all their songs from my playlist, I can't hear them and not think about the pedophile
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Do you have personal experience with this? Like your Picasso analogy. If someone you loved was driven to suicide because of someone similar to Picasso circumstances, I’m guessing it would be harder to be objective.
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art is a chapter while artist is the book think artist gives context to the art created, which is often a function of their creator journey (skills, desire/purpose, mental/emotional state) at a specific point in time
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Art can be uniquely experienced both ways. By separating the two and conflating the two. Neither is better than the other. But becoming a maximalist of either feels like a tragedy.
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Why not? Art's just a superposition of the artist. I think you'd subconsciously move towards the creator's mindset and worldview.
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That's true, but it's hard to detach, Wittgenstein, etc.
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Another interesting pt is that banning an artist bc they are immoral implies that we are looking to artists for moral guidance. But it’s not clear that that there should be any kind of relationship bt aesthetic genius and moral insight. When it does happily happen (eg Shakespeare) — we should thank the gods.
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I oftentimes think it’s easier for some people to evaluate a difficult body of work along some pretty black and white lines of personal conduct than along aesthetic merits. It’s a cognitive shortcut, and it’s simpler for other folks reading the criticism to understand: “artist bad. art bad.”
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Case in point: Daniel Arsham
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People out way too much emphasis ok the person because it's easier to judge.
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Agreed!
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