Idols

Today in class we discussed the idol of Idol worshiping when it comes to the art world. The example that was mentioned in class today was based on Justin Beiber and his crazy pop culture following. How every time there is anything with Justin Beibers face on it or there is a new song with him in it, people go crazy! They want it and must have it. The same can be applied to the art world. With performance art, people will go out of their way to go and see the actors or the singers from shows or concerts. The performers may not be doing what they are so famous for, but the fact of seeing them in the flesh makes it all worth the while. For example, say a person hears that an author will be doing a book signing at a local book store. The person really likes this author, for they have read countless numbers of their books. The author is not writing a book at the book store, nor are they reading some of their works. They are merely signing the books. This does not show their talent nor does it really do anything besides over popularize the author. But the fact that the author will be there, draws people in to worship their idol.

Now a question i pose is how do idols get created?