Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Can art ever be popular?

This is a reductive question to ask, especially on a popular art blog - but this is the question that makes me want to write about art in the public realm.

On the one side:

Art makes people angry

Some artists make a lot of money

Some people don't understand why

A lot of non-artists don't make a lot of money

A lot of non artists are able to do child-like drawings or throw paint at a canvas

On the other...

A lot of artists make no money

Artists struggle with trying to find something new or relevant in an image saturated world

Art strives to be understood

Art strives to be valuable

Art carries messages

Most non-artists don't throw paint at canvasses

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