Hi,
unfortunately, the answer I was writing with the @ecency interface crashed when I inserted a link.
Probably it's useless to rewrite everything so I'll be quick here.
I read again the nice post of @danielvehe and I reiterate that I agree with the concepts expressed by him. Great post.
I reiterate that I was glad that the introspection of the artists/creators of artistic content was mentioned because often this "personal sphere" is not taken into consideration when looking at a work of art.
That said, still the association of "selling" remains.
It is correct and legitimate that an artist "fights" for his own reasons and explains as best he can what he has produced. This happens when it becomes a necessity (to make the public understand) because art is fundamentally unrelated to the concept of "selling".
But Hive is probably the best place to add a story and a description to your artwork. So it's okay to take advantage of the blog platform, in that sense.
No one is obligated to love everything. When a plastic artist does his work trying to be a reflection of humanity and to evoke an emotion, I can follow him. If he turns into a sociologist, I'm absolutely not interested because, in general, he doesn't have the skills.
One should not mix genres and above all the artistic act and its sharing should be free from any knowledge, of any knowledge. When you look at Picasso's "Guernica," you don't need to know cubism to be impressed.
So, "Quality is decided by the market" is correct and I agree with that, but remember that market is related to "sell something", not strictly related to the need of an artist to produce something from introspective sphere.
Art is not strictly related to "income".
Again @danielvehe great post. 🙏
Good job recovering from the ecency crash and thanks for taking the time to reply.
I appreciate your reiterations, and am glad you seem to understand @danielvehe 's point about selling, votes, and Hive.
The following facts are difficult to argue with:
I can only make the concept so clear here in the comments, but if you'd like to read more on how all expression towards others becomes 'selling,' b I wrote a giant guide to communication here that received 133 comments that may benefit you if you care about art & communication: Why No One Reads What You Write: A Masterclass In Communication.
But you're welcome to hold a different perspective. :)
And it's a perspective I understand, because for years I was an 'art purist' who believed 'selling' had nothing to do with art too, so I encourage whatever view you have on the matter.
Either way, I wish you much success with your expression, communication, and the art you make (that is unrelated to income/selling.) Thanks again for writing and the interesting discussion, wishing you a great day! 🙏