Art & the Artist
Art has always held a special place in our hearts and minds. Whether it's a beautiful painting, a captivating novel, an awe-inspiring performance, or a powerful piece of music, art has the ability to touch us in profound ways. However, it is often the artist behind the work that we find ourselves enamored by. We tend to imagine our favorite painters, cricketers, actors, and writers as ideal personalities in every aspect of their lives. We create an image of perfection, assuming that their talent and skill extend to all areas of their existence. This tendency to idealize artists can lead to heartbreak and disappointment when we come face to face with the reality that they are not the paragons of virtue and morality we had believed them to be. We become disillusioned when we discover that our favorite painter may be a terrible partner, or that our beloved actor holds abhorrent political views. In our effort to maintain our idealized perception, we may even willfully ignore the facts ...