"The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create"
- David Mamet
About this Quote
This quote by David Mamet speaks with the idea that in our society, the artist is more important than the art they develop. We are drawn to the artist, wishing to soak up and devour them, because they have experienced tragedy. This suggests that we are more thinking about the artist's story and life than the product of their art. This might be since we are drawn to the concept of disaster, and the artist's story is a method for us to experience it without having to go through it ourselves. It might also be because we are drawn to the idea of the artist as a hero, someone who has conquered disaster and developed something stunning from it. Whatever the factor, it is clear that in our society, the artist is more important than the art they create.
This quote is written / told by David Mamet somewhere between November 30, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Dramatist from USA.
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