Is it about art, or about the artist? by Christiaan Linford

Is it me?

Sometimes this question worries me. Especially when I see or read items like this video clip of Andy Warhol eating a hamburger.

I know Warhol often had a camera around to film his life, much like all those people now recording and showing their lives on youtube and twitter. Sometimes I get the impression it’s really more of a statement towards those who follow every move a certain artist makes and sometimes I get the feeling it’s considered a serious expression of art.

Or maybe I’m wrong and it is a real art. Or is there a genuine need for artists to enhance the importance of their own person and life in order to create relevance to their art? This seems really shallow to me. Almost as cynical as “Marketing the artist”. Or just entertaining like the Artist in a Chocolate commercial
I realise there is always the necessity for artists to “go to market”, but surely the basis of an artists career should be his work, not narcissism.

See Warhol eating his burger
See Dali and chocolate