What
is Art? Is it for philosophy, pleasure, prophecy, profit, or propaganda?
It
is unfortunate that there have been those who purchase what is thought to be a
work of Art because it fits a preconceived notion as to what is “Art.”
E.g., a person of great means has the money to buy a 17th century Dutch oil
painting portrait, the artist may be well known or not, and the cost may be
$500k. [Well, it’s not a Rembrandt since that would go into the
millions.]
Anyway, they buy the painting and it’s a good example of 17th century Dutch
portraiture. So what? They just bought the equivalent of a snapshot
of someone else’s family member from a few centuries ago for $500k so they can
hang it in their house? What makes this Art—or is it really just a
commodity, either a conspicuous consumption or an investment?
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