Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel: The only thing wrong with it is that there is then no encouragement for any new art concepts. Jim > It _does_ mean that artists have to produce works that people > want. I really don't see anything wrong with that. Daniel Ridings wrote: >>There is art, and there is the business of art. If the public is >>stupid enough to pay for the art, don't blame only the artist. >>And I don't think artists would treat you as ignorant Philistine >>just because you don't like their art. Just don't put down something >>you don't understand. You put them down, or they think you might put >>them down, and they'll treat you as ignorant Philistine. > > > As an aside ... Denmark has come upon a wonderful system for supporting > the arts. They used to pay a subsidy to artists so they could get by. You > can guess that such a system can get out of hand and is prone to cronyism > (who is to say who is an artist who needs to be supported?) > > So they replaced it with tax deductions for businesses who _buy_ art from > artists. This incentive makes businesses positive to the idea of buying > art (they can deduct the outlay) and since the artist is making money, the > government doesn't have to hassle with grants. > > It _does_ mean that artists have to produce works that people want. I > really don't see anything wrong with that. > > Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html