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The romantic ideal is that art is not about consumption, but the reality, both historically and currently, is that art objects are by and large made to be bough
by seti0Cha 2y ago
The romantic ideal is that art is not about consumption, but the reality, both historically and currently, is that art objects are by and large made to be bought and sold. If you disqualify all works meant for consumption, you would have very little left that we currently recognize as art.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> romantic ideal is that art is not about consumption I believe this comes from the Church having been a major sponsor of art in the West for centuries.
- ZoomZoomZoom 2y agoCitation needed. In my experience, most artists create to satisfy the inner urge and then hope to sell it. > you would have very little left that we currently recognize as art. What's the problem with that?