tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26102963.post862527761660744033..comments2022-05-21T02:41:38.986-04:00Comments on Raggedy Ann's Foot: echttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179475093316406677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26102963.post-92027824993970711182012-05-02T16:35:29.370-04:002012-05-02T16:35:29.370-04:00Good article. I see a few topics that underlie th...Good article. I see a few topics that underlie these issues: values and education. In summary:<br />• Our society’s main concern is about money, which then helps set our core values.<br />• For the vast majority of Americans, artistic values are set by images that are heavily promoted in the media.<br />• Americans in general have virtually no education in the visual arts in schools at all levels.<br />• They equate art with the image and do not care about the art object itself.<br />• The 2% who can afford good art and are somewhat knowledgeable often buy the art for its monetary worth and trophy status.<br />• The 0.1% who deeply appreciate fine art are the ones who have been educated formally or are self taught because of a strong personal interest in art.<br />• Nothing much has changed in the demand for fine art since the Renaissance.<br />Well, this monk is going to back to his cell and work.Ipainterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861773162997344284noreply@blogger.com