<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> In the field of art, concepts in which a work has been considered from the perspective the artists themselves have long been in fashion. They are reflected in how highly artists' statements are valued, and characterize the working methods of art history and criticism. On this basis, the publication looks at the different genres of the biography and its periphery