There IS a quantifiable scale of a what of a work of art is worth.
How much will you pay?
Get snobby and pitch a hissy fit all you like, it doesn't change the fact that great works of art bring great amounts of money.
To complain that artists rarely get rich, and should be subsdidfized by the government totally missed the point of great art. Great art comes about when the artist does what he does for the sake of the art and not for a paycheck. That story of the artists suffering is what makes a work of art worth more than an identical forgery - which was done strictly for the money
When art is subsidized, usually by government - you end up with second or third rate shit. The IKEA of art. Stuff that looks like, but isn't quite art.
How much will you pay?
Get snobby and pitch a hissy fit all you like, it doesn't change the fact that great works of art bring great amounts of money.
To complain that artists rarely get rich, and should be subsdidfized by the government totally missed the point of great art. Great art comes about when the artist does what he does for the sake of the art and not for a paycheck. That story of the artists suffering is what makes a work of art worth more than an identical forgery - which was done strictly for the money
When art is subsidized, usually by government - you end up with second or third rate shit. The IKEA of art. Stuff that looks like, but isn't quite art.
