I’m a pretty big believer in separating the art from the artist
But I’d be lying if I said that present revelations about certain artists colour their works in hindsight.
I’m not speaking of “cancelling” anyone or whatever. I don’t care about that sort of thing in the long run
I’m talking about public scandals of artists that may shine a different lens onto their work.
Like Joss Whedon
I grew up on his “feminist creations”
But the recent accusations about him caused me to interpret the media through a different lens. That’s not his fault, it’s just a consequence of media analysis.
Sometimes detrimentally so.
But artists are people and people are flawed. So I don’t think we should expect flawless masterpieces all the time either. Something can be relatively groundbreaking but beholden to time constraints at the same time.
So… comments? Questions? Replies?
But I’d be lying if I said that present revelations about certain artists colour their works in hindsight.
I’m not speaking of “cancelling” anyone or whatever. I don’t care about that sort of thing in the long run
I’m talking about public scandals of artists that may shine a different lens onto their work.
Like Joss Whedon
I grew up on his “feminist creations”
But the recent accusations about him caused me to interpret the media through a different lens. That’s not his fault, it’s just a consequence of media analysis.
Sometimes detrimentally so.
But artists are people and people are flawed. So I don’t think we should expect flawless masterpieces all the time either. Something can be relatively groundbreaking but beholden to time constraints at the same time.
So… comments? Questions? Replies?