Can you really seperate the art from the artist?

With all the hate towards J.K Rowling (deserved) and lets say Kanye West for example, you can enjoy the art but can you really separate what they c…

No.

And you shouldn’t.

Art, “true” art, is not merely some product. It’s a personal expression of the artist. An artist cannot separate themselves from the art they create; it’s always based on their experiences, their outlook, their opinions, their own ways of expressing emotions, or reacting to events however fictional.

Yes, a writer can create characters with opinions or behaviours that aren’t their own, but things that are personal to the artist will always be the benchmark. You do that automatically. There’s no other way to make a character unless they’re a plank of wood with a face on it.

I myself am an artist and I have many original characters.

What you say is true. However, I think you are undermining the role the audience plays in “completing” a work of art. A piece does not have to, nor does it hardly ever, mean the same thing to the artist as it does an observer.