Comments: art vs. commercialism

yeah, but I think it goes beyond that. motivation to create things, scale of production, etc. etc. should be considered.

Posted by will at March 7, 2004 11:28 AM

considered perhaps. but even the idea of scale of production and motivation are suspect when you start looking a mass produced fine art, pop art, surrealist pieces.

even tak something like thomas kincaid crap. mass produced and awful. made to sell, for people who know nothing about art.

yet i think its tougher to define it as purely a commercial product. course, i dont want to count it as art either. (and i dont know his process - could be he gets outside opinions regarding his work.)

something worth thinking about - i think that where you allow the final decision of what a piece is to become plays a much larger role then how it is manufactered

Posted by tripp at March 9, 2004 10:03 AM