Mini article

Art Of Love from, I think, the Netherlands, wrote a little thing on me. Nothing major, but it does emphasis the fact that I'm young and female. The article is here

I can't help but wonder what would happen once I'm not so young...

So here's the question: how much SHOULD an artist's identity or biography pepper the interpretation or regard for their work? Some people say a lot because art is just an extension of the artist, therefore identity is highly relevant. Others say it's a gimmick and therefor with little or no merit.

For fear of entering into yet another existential crisis, I will refrain from waxing poetic on how this all pertains to me, but I'd like to get some other thoughts on this. And yeah, I know it's a really old question, but please answer it anyway.