Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I assert that there is a lot more money spent on Art in this country than anywhere else in the world. > > An > > artist who can't make it from his or her art had better look to the > > local Shop Rite to make money, and let art be a well loved hobby. > > N. America - actually that's wrong, Canada and the US - Mexico does this > better than the both of them - are among some of the worst of Western > Nations for valuing and supporting their artists. The utilitarian view of > art that prevails here is one of the major factors in this. > > Mexico, Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland even the UK all do this far > better than us. > > Unfortunately, a society which fails to value art lacks a soul - something > which is all too obvious if you look around. > > tim a > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html