You don’t need to be a good person to make good art. Those two things have no connection, of course. Plenty of good people can’t make worthwhile art at all! And plenty more artists aren’t great people when it comes to interacting with friends, family members, and strangers. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise. After all, artists are just like other people—their personalities are broadly similar to those you’d find among a large cross-section of accountants, doctors, janitors, plumbers, or professors.But with artists, the question of supporting their work comes into play, too. Is it possible to enjoy a piece of art if the person who made it was a horrible person? Could you appreciate a brilliant painting if you knew it was produced by a child abuser, or relish a piece of music if you learned it had been composed by a virulent racist?We’ll try to answer that question today. In this list, you’ll learn about ten world-famous artists who were actually terrible human beings. In the public eye, their works are still celebrated the world over after decades—and sometimes centuries. But in their private lives, these men were less than kind to loved ones, family members, colleagues, and friends.
Ten Amazing Artists Who Were Horrible Humans
