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Then we can make the reverse argument, substituting "high art" for "the art of the downtrodden," which is sanitized and repackaged for the mainstream. The under
by bccdee 5y ago
Then 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.