Because that's not the way it is in 19th century operas and novels
On 11/15/10 9:17 AM, "William Conger" <[email protected]> wrote: Why is everyone so shocked and outraged when artists make money from their work? Few complain when someone makes a high salary in engineering, medicine, or law. One would think artists are crooks or frauds for making a living. And in order to end up with a decent living income, an artist has to gross at least $250,000 and that wouldn't be enough to live in NYC, or any big city, have a studio, a typical middle class lifestyle, and maybe educate a few kids. So I wish all the jerks who complain about artists and the cost of artworks would just shut up. What's interesting is that fact that the value of an artist's work is very closely tied to the critical attention it gets, meaning reviews and writings by critics. But those people, who actually create the value of art, earn the least money of all in the art-world. They are paid too poorly in relation to the value and utility of their work, by far. wc ----- Original Message ---- From: joseph berg <[email protected]> To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 2:00:38 AM Subject: "This study examines the process of commercialization of art which took place in Antwerp during the long sixteenth century, an era of rapid expansion of both the city's economy and its art market." http://www.amazon.com/Painting-Market-Commercialization-Antwerps-European/dp/ 2503513816 "This study examines the process of commercialization of art which took place in Antwerp during the long sixteenth century, an era of rapid expansion of both the city's economy and its art market." --
