On Celebrity Figures and Creative Superstars...

In retrospect, advancements of this century in the arts and media have had both useful and annoying consequences. The experimentation in art fields and constantly evolving "modern" works have allowed artists, whose role had been previously prescribed, to take ownership and declare its position in society. To claim their contribution to society as far more relevant than it had been in the past. However, as the pendulum moved in the other direction, artists have somehow over estimated their role and ultimate self-worth. This overstatement has worked to confuse the well-meaning artist, and others, as to the significance or ultimate power held by them. In effect celebrities, and other public figures, are believed to become property of the society as a whole. This mis-construed sense of ownership is generally false. Ultimately, celebrity figures and the public who adore them, are both merely marionettes whose strings are held by dealers, producers, publishers and large corporate entities who "promote" these individuals. The artists are living advertisements whose life becomes the promotion of the goods produced by them. In the end, this serves to keep most people convinced of a social hierarchy which will maintain the status quo. This phenomena isn't new to this century, but has been blown out of proportion in this century by mass media and easily replicated images.