If the artist is alive, absolutely not. And if they are dead, it really depends on context and how awful they were. An artist’s beliefs leave their fingerprints all over their art. Also, if they are, say, a TERF, purchasing their art funds their bad behavior, making the consumer complicit in enabling them.
If the artist is alive, absolutely not. And if they are dead, it really depends on context and how awful they were. An artist’s beliefs leave their fingerprints all over their art. Also, if they are, say, a TERF, purchasing their art funds their bad behavior, making the consumer complicit in enabling them.
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted this is a pretty reasonable take. Where you spend money is largely related to who gets that money.