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It's not like there is one artist who is doing all the work and is in the dark about how much their talents are worth. Painting is a skill, but it's not a super
by jonknee 10y ago
It's not like there is one artist who is doing all the work and is in the dark about how much their talents are worth. Painting is a skill, but it's not a super valuable one unless you're one in a million and create original pieces. Making a photo into a painting is valuable, but only to the person who has memories wrapped up in the photo.
- mountaineer22 10y agoIf the artist is 1 in a million, in China that would be over 1,300 people. That is still less than the number of current NFL players in the US.
- jonknee 10y agoWhat's your point? Everyone knows that very talented artists who produce original work are sometimes very richly rewarded (Jeff Koons comes to mind). But like football, most everyone else is not. This is not exploitation. FWIW the world is also full of studio musicians who have more musical talent than big name stars but get paid modestly.
- mountaineer22 10y ago1 in a million Chinese artists are rarer than NFL players, and are not richly rewarded.