I believe that the art world is in a bad place right now. Art has gradually become a commodity and art was never meant for that. Of course art and money have always played together but this was never the motivation for artists to create art. The wealthy elites have made art into a game that only the rich can play. The fancy mess of the modern art market has corrupted what was once pure.
This has to change for art os survive for I believe if it does not, art will die.
Human-beings have eradicated thousands of animal species from this planet with their greed. Do you think they can not eradicate art? Even the art dealers Sotheby´s in london have talked about this fear.
Many of todays artists as well as art collectors have forgotten what the past masters have taught us. Art transcends money and it transcends fame. The fact that "we" can not define art is the very reason why art it one of the most important things we humans do. Somewhere along the line we have lost sight of this truth. The Art has become clever instead of truthful. And when I say that I mean the art of the big galleries. But truth will always be more powerful than cleverness. A child tells a mother; "I love you mama". The same child solves a rubiks cube puzzle. Which of the two acts is more meaningful to the mother?
A world without art would be like the sky without birds.
I know I sound negative but I prefer realistic. But I have not given up hope. For indeed I do see what I call "truthful art" here on steemit. Art that comes from the heart and merely wishes to be shared in order to move people or perhaps get them to think about something. This is perhaps where art needs to go if it is to transcend its own past.
Blockchain technology can, in my humble opinion, have huge part to play in this new future for artists. It can be nothing short of revolutionary because, for the first time in history, artists will be able to support each other without rivalry, and art lovers will be able to support artists who move them without having to spend their life savings on a valuable work of art.
Steemit is showing the way and many other opportunities will also come in this brave new world we are all making together. Artist will be able to have PR codes next to their artwork on the wall in a gallery. Someone liking that art could send some steem or bitcoin direct to the artist via their mobile phone.
As the price of steem rises so will the value of upvotes. Add many of those together in collective and suddenly the artist has a basic income. It sounds crazy but it is only that we are so new to this that it is hard to see the vision. But the sunrise is right here in front of us. Today is about me me me. and has blossomend into a selfish culture. The "selfie"culture. I believe tomorrow will the about sharing and caring for each other. See how those who are caring and truthful on steemit seem to get the highest upvotes. Why? Because we all know what it is like to be human. We also recognise a liar when we see one too. Therefore art has to go in the same direction as history. In the past artist have shown the way. That has not happened this time. It has been the programmers, the Satoshi Nakamoto´s and Dan Larimer´s of this world who have sent things in motion. It is now up to the artists to take hold of this gift and begin doing what they are born to do. Create. Think about it - When we are students at art school we create art. When we leave art school we begin the process of becoming professional artists. It is two different things.
For the first time we can create a space for artists to create art without having the constraints of trying to sell in order to pay the bills.
Art is not about selling, it´s about having something to say that´s worth
telling.
Good luck at the meeting. 100% upvote and resteemed.