I, on the other hand, get two words into your proposal before I have trouble. What do you mean by 'should'?
I believe that some art is created without the expectation of material compensation. All of the art generated by my fine wife cute_fuzzy_evil falls into this category. There is certainly also art that is created with the strong expectation of material compensation. Most mainstream pop albums, for instance.
But what do we mean by should? Is art that is made without this expectation more valid, genuine, or personal? Do you imply that perhaps art that is ceated with materialistic gains in mind is not art at all? Is the value of the art itself somehow dependent on the intentions of its creator?
This entire enterprise seems by far not PoMo enough for you, sen_no_ongaku. I'd expect you to say that once the art is out there, its genesis is of little import.
Maybe there's another angle here that you're trying to get at, intentionally or otherwise. There is certainly an attitude among certain artists that if you produce marketable art that you are doing something wrong; that art that is pleasing to enough people to earn you money isn't new, experimental, or edgy enough to be worthwhile. Adherents to this philosophy would likely agree, for the reason that any artist who produces art he expects to bring him wealth is either not producing art that is worth their time, or out of touch with reality.
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I believe that some art is created without the expectation of material compensation. All of the art generated by my fine wife
But what do we mean by should? Is art that is made without this expectation more valid, genuine, or personal? Do you imply that perhaps art that is ceated with materialistic gains in mind is not art at all? Is the value of the art itself somehow dependent on the intentions of its creator?
This entire enterprise seems by far not PoMo enough for you,
Maybe there's another angle here that you're trying to get at, intentionally or otherwise. There is certainly an attitude among certain artists that if you produce marketable art that you are doing something wrong; that art that is pleasing to enough people to earn you money isn't new, experimental, or edgy enough to be worthwhile. Adherents to this philosophy would likely agree, for the reason that any artist who produces art he expects to bring him wealth is either not producing art that is worth their time, or out of touch with reality.