RE: Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?
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I have this conversation with people about Pantera all the time. The lead singer has had some questionable opinions, issues with drugs, and a whole lot of other "ruffled feathers" in the heavy metal scene.
Carravagio killing a man doesn't make his use of light, and oil, and the interpersonal connections immortalized on canvas any less exquisite. Art should be approached without the context of the creator. It should be revered for its own value and the skill in which it is created or delivered.
I suppose it is a lot easier to "forgive" Carravagio, because they're already dead, but for living artists, authors, creatives, the work, the output is what matters.
I don't have to like the human being who produces a piece of work. Sure, their context and experience shaped it, but I don't care, because I am there, before their work.
Imagine the horrors of the road if we knew every misdeed every roadworker ever did. If we refuse to separate artists from their art, we should refuse to separate anyone from labour.
That's a great point!