Made By The Artist

I just recently read an article discussing two famous artists arguing whether it is correct to take credit for artwork if an assistant contributes. The article was about David Hockney questioning whether Damien’s Hirsts work could be considered his own since he uses a number of assistants to complete his pieces of work.







I believe this is very similar to major writers today who are producing books at record pace. I am not one hundred percent sure, but I suspect many of these bestselling authors are using assistants to help with the mundane part of writing a novel. I believe the main idea or subject belongs to the noted author. The author’s name alone goes on the finished work and he gets credit for producing the work. The assistants may or maynot be mentioned in the credits.






This new concept art today is very large and very tedious. I would not begin to imagine one individual artist solely completing these huge projects. Years ago there were artists who tackled major projects. Take Michelangelo, architect, sculptor, and painter of the Sistine Chapel, for example. I have read that Michelangelo refused to train apprentices and did not allow anyone to watch him work. The concept artists today are not interested in creating one great inspired piece of work. They would most likely, I regret to say, prefer to create as many works of art as possible due to monetary reasons.

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