The next series of posts will be questions around art, artists and morality. As you continue to study Art history, you'll quickly find that artists and writers are, as the poet Lord Byron was described, "Mad, bad, and dangerous to know." In other words, artists have a reputation for being unpredictable, mentally ill, and even violent. We've already talked about Bernini and Oskar Kokoschka, but you can add people like Caravaggio (murder), Kurt Cobain (drug addiction and suicide), Edgar Degas (anti-semitism), VIncent Van Gogh (ear-cutting) and the list goes on.
Also consider more recent developments to fashion Designer John Galliano and film director Roman Polanski.
It's a discussion that will springboard us into the next unit. Read the questions and submit your answer, once again, in the comments section of each question. I'd like to see everyone participate this time.
