Are you able to separate the artist from the art, or does knowledge of the former affect your appreciation of the latter?
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2007-07-10 05:57:18 · 5 answers · asked by Kimberly 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
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2007-07-10 11:37:33 · update #1
Hmm.. This is difficult to answer, but I don't believe it is really possible to separate the artist from the art.
For instance: if you don't know the artist's identity before you view/hear/experience the piece, then you are bound to have a different view on it then if you were to know it's creator. As soon as you do know the artist though, I believe this instantly gives the work a bit of a different meaning, because you apply your knowledge of the artist's intentions to what you see/hear/experience in his/her work. I think it's inevitable that you are going to have at least a slightly different view (of the artistic meaning) once you know something significant about the artist.
2007-07-10 06:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Tiny Dancer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A work of art that is a marvel can be created by the artist when there is unison of the head and heart. Some art works that only have head applied, appear logical but no appeal. Those rendered from heart are emotion jerkers but not too good to be true. Amalgamation of both is ideal. In such cases, it is usually said... 'Can art be separate from the artist?'
2007-07-12 11:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by No Saint 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to think that I am able to separate the artist from the art. I can still listen to Michael Jackson without feeling guilty, and despite his blatant misogamy, I still love to read John Steinbeck. I don't leave sporting events when they start playing Gary Glitter's song Rock and Roll (the HEY song), and he's been busted multiple times for kiddie porn.
Lots of artists, of all types, have turbulent histories. It doesn't cheapen the value of their art. People do very bad things, but their art can still be appreciated for its worth.
2007-07-10 13:06:47 · answer #3 · answered by by grace alone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can separate the two; but, often times knowing the behind the sceen story makes the art more alive. Take the story behind Vincent Van Gogh; I think that knowing the pain and mania that helped him create his art just makes them more poignent to look at. You can see it in his works. They go from being just beautiful works of art to being something deeper--something alive.
Good Q.
2007-07-10 13:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by John 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i can separate but knowing about the artist enriches my understanding of his work....so for me, it is always positive to know about artist .
2007-07-10 16:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋