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I dispute that popular art is inspired by, and cannot exist without, high art. Popular art usually comes from street art, not high art.
by marcus_holmes 5y ago
I dispute that popular art is inspired by, and cannot exist without, high art.
Popular art usually comes from street art, not high art.
- bccdee 5y agoThen we can make the reverse argument, substituting "high art" for "the art of the downtrodden," which is sanitized and repackaged for the mainstream. The underlying idea — that the art which inspires popular artists is distinct from the art produced by popular artists — is the same. It's still a simplistic model, but it illustrates the point equally well.
- marcus_holmes 5y agobut the key point about street art is that it is not funded (and I would argue that it cannot be funded - any attempt to do so destroys it).
- bccdee 5y agoSure it is. The artists have to eat somehow.