How does an artist's personal life influence your opinion of his/her work? For example, would you view/buy or even like the art of a convicted murderer or rapist?
As long as the work doesn't effect me personally (e.g. I don't know the assault/murder victim in question, I'm not part of the racial group being discriminated against, etc.), then my opinion of the artist wouldn't really change. Yes, I'll acknowledge that they aren't the greatest person alive, but that's about it. Take Hitler for example, before he was a ruthless dictator who condemned millions to the gas chambers, he was an artist. I wouldn't mind buying his art, really. I think it looks great, and that's all that matters.
An artist's personl life would change my view on their art. If I look at a piece of work without knowing who made it, I may look at it differently than if I know the artist was convicted of something. I may view the work from a different point of view from the first time, and it may or may not change the way I like/dislike the artist's work.
Being the shallow person that I am, I don't mind it as long as it is pleasing to my eyes. but it also depends on the crime. I would not buy Chris Brown's album (not that I buy any album to begin with nor do I like his music). Also, it will be definitely interesting to look at a criminal's work.
Even though, the artist have done many bad things. They still have played a part in the history of arts. It is what they do that got them famous. After all, artist are human too, so it is normal for them to do something stupid. It won't affect me much because it is the work the artist produce that means more. (like they are saying how they feel or value things)
It depends what the artist did, if he did somthing that affects me personally i wouldnt care about his artwork but if it doesnt affect me then i think it would add more depth and meaning into his art
As long as the work of art doesn't show how the person was before. ex. Chris Brown abused Rihanna. His art/music would be fine with me if it doesn't talk about/show a man beating a woman and how men are superior to them. Like whoever the person is, they should have regret for whatever "crime" they did and that "event" shouldn't be part of the art in a way that sends a positive message to people(beating women is good). Because whatever crime they did was obviously negative.
An artist's personal life influences my opinions on their artwork because most of the time the artist incorporates their emotions in creating the artwork. In my opinion I would still view/buy their artwork because art is art no matter who creates it. Their artwork can be very unique, marking their spot in the artworld and become influential to others. Many murderers or rapists accomplish many things while in jail, such as creating wonderful pieces of artwork to express their emotions/personal life.
Their personal lives would have little to no affect on my opinion of the artwork, unless it affected me personally. It might make me feel uneasy if I knew a criminal had created the artwork, but I think I would judge it for the art, not the person.
I would be interested in purchasing an artwork from a criminal because, art opens a window into their minds. Although I consider myself to be somewhat "sane", seeing the artwork of an aggressive individual lets me view them to see what makes them...tick. I can evaluate them on why they did the action(either for passion,revenge, ect) which is expressed in there artwork, and although they commited a crime that society see's as being "unfit", I can connect with them on a personal level to see what is there inspiration.
It's difficult to say, but I think that the personal life of an artist should not be taken into consideration when it comes to their artwork. Even if a person has done a bad thing, if their artwork is beautiful, I can't help but like it.
Personally it doesn't matter to me because I never actually care about who created what, this is because if you enjoy it already why hate it because of the artist? I would just generally ignore who created the art and just enjoy it.
I would not view/buy or even like the art of a convicted murderer or rapist because for me artists should give positive impact to the viewers.what you see/eat/like can affect your whole life.
I would not buy an artwork from any artist if they were convicted of murder or rapist. Maybe they were able to express this throughout their artwork as a physiological process. Even though as good as the artwork may be, I don't have any tolerance for something that represents or comes from negativity.
Yes , the personal life of an artist should not be taken into consideration ,but because we are artists this is something inevitable that research is done on their personal life. To me though - I am an artist(as Im told) and other artists do not get that 'hero' status ,(unless there is some acquaintance) ,then what they do will contribute to my analysis of their work good or... good.
As long as the work doesn't effect me personally (e.g. I don't know the assault/murder victim in question, I'm not part of the racial group being discriminated against, etc.), then my opinion of the artist wouldn't really change. Yes, I'll acknowledge that they aren't the greatest person alive, but that's about it. Take Hitler for example, before he was a ruthless dictator who condemned millions to the gas chambers, he was an artist. I wouldn't mind buying his art, really. I think it looks great, and that's all that matters.
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ReplyDeleteAn artist's personl life would change my view on their art. If I look at a piece of work without knowing who made it, I may look at it differently than if I know the artist was convicted of something. I may view the work from a different point of view from the first time, and it may or may not change the way I like/dislike the artist's work.
ReplyDeleteBeing the shallow person that I am, I don't mind it as long as it is pleasing to my eyes. but it also depends on the crime. I would not buy Chris Brown's album (not that I buy any album to begin with nor do I like his music).
ReplyDeleteAlso, it will be definitely interesting to look at a criminal's work.
It does not.
ReplyDeleteEven though, the artist have done many bad things. They still have played a part in the history of arts. It is what they do that got them famous. After all, artist are human too, so it is normal for them to do something stupid.
ReplyDeleteIt won't affect me much because it is the work the artist produce that means more. (like they are saying how they feel or value things)
It depends what the artist did, if he did somthing that affects me personally i wouldnt care about his artwork but if it doesnt affect me then i think it would add more depth and meaning into his art
ReplyDeleteAs long as the work of art doesn't show how the person was before. ex. Chris Brown abused Rihanna. His art/music would be fine with me if it doesn't talk about/show a man beating a woman and how men are superior to them. Like whoever the person is, they should have regret for whatever "crime" they did and that "event" shouldn't be part of the art in a way that sends a positive message to people(beating women is good). Because whatever crime they did was obviously negative.
ReplyDeleteUltimately, I don't really care.
ReplyDeleteAs long as their works are great, I don't think it matters what they do in their personal life.
An artist's personal life influences my opinions on their artwork because most of the time the artist incorporates their emotions in creating the artwork. In my opinion I would still view/buy their artwork because art is art no matter who creates it. Their artwork can be very unique, marking their spot in the artworld and become influential to others. Many murderers or rapists accomplish many things while in jail, such as creating wonderful pieces of artwork to express their emotions/personal life.
ReplyDeleteTheir personal lives would have little to no affect on my opinion of the artwork, unless it affected me personally. It might make me feel uneasy if I knew a criminal had created the artwork, but I think I would judge it for the art, not the person.
ReplyDeleteI would be interested in purchasing an artwork from a criminal because, art opens a window into their minds. Although I consider myself to be somewhat "sane", seeing the artwork of an aggressive individual lets me view them to see what makes them...tick. I can evaluate them on why they did the action(either for passion,revenge, ect) which is expressed in there artwork, and although they commited a crime that society see's as being "unfit", I can connect with them on a personal level to see what is there inspiration.
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult to say, but I think that the personal life of an artist should not be taken into consideration when it comes to their artwork. Even if a person has done a bad thing, if their artwork is beautiful, I can't help but like it.
ReplyDeletePersonally it doesn't matter to me because I never actually care about who created what, this is because if you enjoy it already why hate it because of the artist? I would just generally ignore who created the art and just enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI would not view/buy or even like the art of a convicted murderer or rapist because for me artists should give positive impact to the viewers.what you see/eat/like can affect your whole life.
ReplyDeleteI would not buy an artwork from any artist if they were convicted of murder or rapist. Maybe they were able to express this throughout their artwork as a physiological process. Even though as good as the artwork may be, I don't have any tolerance for something that represents or comes from negativity.
ReplyDeleteYes , the personal life of an artist should not be taken into consideration ,but because we are artists this is something inevitable that research is done on their personal life. To me though - I am an artist(as Im told) and other artists do not get that 'hero' status ,(unless there is some acquaintance) ,then what they do will contribute to my analysis of their work good or... good.
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