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Is that actually true though? My understanding is that most of the works of the Renaissance Masters were commissions so presumably someone valued them. It see
by harimau777 7y ago
Is that actually true though? My understanding is that most of the works of the Renaissance Masters were commissions so presumably someone valued them.
It seems to me that the problem is that at some point the idea developed that making art that is meaningful to the masses is beneath an "artist" and that is the point at which "artist" ceased to be a viable career path.
- 0815test 7y agoWell, making art has always been about making something impressive. It used to be that making stuff that was impressive and meaningful to the masses was relatively easy; whereas nowadays much of the worth of an artistic endeavor is not so easy to appreciate. (Can "the masses" appreciate a 4k demoscene intro? As in, understand what exactly makes it worthwhile?) It may be that such art is inherently harder to fund/support more generally, and even to assess (which leads to people falling back on their social networks - if you're a well-known demoscene coder, I'm more likely to think that your 4k intro may indeed demonstrate something novel and worthwhile - even and especially if I'm not a demoscene expert!)