After reading the assigned articles, it became clear to me that the authors view commerce, advertising, and fashion as a distinct for of art. In the article “Like Art,” O’Brien writes about his journey in finding the right career for himself. His passion was set on art early in his life, but soon he realized that making a living solely as an artist would be a difficult task. O’Brien noticed that to make it as an artist, he had to learn to work with advertising, a practice in society that had gained momentum with the evolution of technology. Over the years, advertising became a new form of art in which artist are required to learn and bring a creative mindset into their working environment. O’Brien points to the fact that advertising opened the doors to aspiring artist seeking working opportunities in society today. In the second article, “On Business,” the author refers to a commerce as a form of art. The process of learning how to run a business and how to work with people to help it improve overtime takes both time and effort. These skills are not learned overnight and this is part of the real why he believes business is a form of art. A person seeking to start a business and make it a successful one starts off with a blank canvas that is later filled until the final product is reached.

From the Interview with Virgil Abloh and Kanye West Excerpts, one of the prominent ideas expressed by the authors is that fashion is heavily influenced by celebrities. social media has become an important tool in dissipating information to the public, and many fashion designers have become icons due to their connections to these celebrities or even because of their own celebrity status. An example in this case is Kanye West, who when asked if fame makes being a successful fashion designer easier replied “you need fame to sell your shit, that’s why people pay for advertisers.” In the interview with Virgil Abloh, the author defends this claim by writing that “celebrity is influence, influence is power, and the digital realm provides an ever-expanding series of platforms from which to wield it.” To some extent, I do agree with these authors. In our society, people tend to lean towards the trends of the time which are usually set by celebrities. A few examples can be seen in the business of cosmetics with Kyle, KKW and FENTI products being amongst the most popular due to the celebrities behind their launch.