Professional art is a big trading card game where the cards don't have attack/defense values but attention/exclusivity. Maximisation of good feelings when hung

Professional art is a big trading card game where the cards don't have attack/defense values but attention/exclusivity. Maximisation of good feelings when hung on a wall is just as valid as a "+n attention" modifier as scandal, backstory (this is where "(self) expression" has its place) or innovation. The scraps of exclusivity that can be attained from craftsmanship or materials are utterly dwarfed by exclusivity derived from the artist being dead and famous. Works that are nice to look at tend to fall short in exclusivity, because design is abundant. But in the eyes of someone who rejects the idea of "ugly art", exclusive reliance of nonaesthetic attention drivers is almost a form of cheating.