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Maybe that is true for a very specific, romantic type of artist but in the general case art flourishes in societies rich enough to "humour" them. Why do you thi
by sho 17y ago
Maybe that is true for a very specific, romantic type of artist but in the general case art flourishes in societies rich enough to "humour" them. Why do you think American and Japanese art dominate the world?
- copenja 17y agoYour arguing shades of Grey here. Are you honestly saying that majority of artists (musicians, painters, poets) in history have been independently wealthy?
- ahpeeyem 17y agoMaybe not independently wealthy, but they were patronised by those who were very wealthy. For example, Michelangelo: http://www.geocities.com/rr17bb/PatrMich.html http://www.geocities.com/rr17bb/PatrMich.html