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Do you think that art as a commodity is less valuable that "art for arts sake"? Or the fact that an artist (like everyone else in society) needs to get paid to
by arfar 11y ago
Do you think that art as a commodity is less valuable that "art for arts sake"? Or the fact that an artist (like everyone else in society) needs to get paid to continue to create is a bad thing or cheapens anything they might create?
- tuckerman 11y agoAssuming you are trying to say that artists deserve to get paid for their work, I very much agree. Many people consider themselves to be working in creative professions (many of us on HN do this) and all demand excellent wages for our work. I think a visual artist is deserving of the same!
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoNothing cheap about it at all, any more than an engineer selling their skills. If anything, artists are arrogant in claiming creativity as their prerogative, and assigning it value over anyone else's efforts.