>I don't understand why people care. Either you like the painting or not. Why does it matter who painted it?
For one, because art has for ages (ever since the romantics for example) moved beyond a mere "I like the particular artifact", and into appreciation for the object as a part of a body of work, and of its role in the creator's biography and development of ideas and art.
It's not just about looking at pretty pictures anymore.
For one, because art has for ages (ever since the romantics for example) moved beyond a mere "I like the particular artifact", and into appreciation for the object as a part of a body of work, and of its role in the creator's biography and development of ideas and art.
It's not just about looking at pretty pictures anymore.