Most of the responses to this piece triggered me to think about what we TRULY feel about this shift in art for arts sake verse art for profit. While it is so easy to attack the notion that the purpose of doing this for money is wrong or even "evil," it is actaully a pretty hypocritical statement. It seems to be sad yet we all recieve enjoyment from it! Jiggy had talked about our progression from the bare minimals to this need or obsession with getting items and commodities. This objectively seems to be very easy to critique. Money can easily be equated with evil, but at the same timne... why do we all want it soooo badly!? If I really thought about it, I would not want to necesarilly live with the bare essentials. We are so accustomed to a life with an abundance of wonderful goods. It is important to not take it for granted, howevwer we would really have no way of knowing the pain of being on the opposite end, starving or not being able to enjoy art which is produced for money's sake. Money is not a quality or value of life, however maybe we should simply appreciate what we have and enjoy it because we are supposed to love and enjoy the guilty pleasures of life.
Kaymac has expressed that it was upsetting as to what is qualified as art today however maybe we should just embrace what is happening with it. We can have a great appreciation for art, but its exciting because in another day an entirely new form of asrt culture might arise!
Also, as starfish said, our art forms are a direct connection with culture and so as cultures are constantly morphing over space and time, so will our art forms.
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