How Artists Reflect the Collective Human Soul

There is also a sense of cultural inheritance that keeps the names of great artists alive across generations. Parents pass down the films, music, and stories of their icons to their children, weaving the artist’s legacy into the fabric of family traditions and personal identities. In this way, an artist becomes a ghost who haunts the culture in the most beautiful way possible, appearing in the references we make, the styles we emulate, and the standards by which we measure new talent. This lineage of admiration ensures that the artist is never truly forgotten, as their influence is embedded in the DNA of the works that follow them. We hold them in our hearts because they are part of the foundation upon which our modern understanding of beauty and talent is built.