Dandyism is a term referring to the
idea that a person's
life can be a work of
art also. Sure, there are some people that think that
everything in life is a work of art (or
vice versa, but that's a subject for another
node. Surely there are lots of people that have been involved in Dandyism, whether they know it or not. How about
Elvis Presley, one of the greatest "artists" of all? If you don't agree, how come so many people are copying the work of art that is his life by becoming
impersonators? Another great example can be
Vincent Van Gogh. He mutilated his own ear and gave it to a prostitute named Rachel. He threatened
Gauguin with a razor. He had
epileptic seizures. He took in a prostitute named
Lien who had
gonorrhea,
smallpox scars, and a baby on the way. But then the theory is, if these people didn't do things in their life for the purpose of making their life into an artwork, is it really art? Then you must argue to the
definition of art. Figuring that out is almost as painful as mutilating your own ear.