The idea of self-regulation in the Arts is an interesting one and given the process through which Magnum photos is currently going to cull unacceptable images and their tags from their million strong collection, an apropos one.
One of the commonest questions asked by the general public [along with ‘how long did it take to do?] is’ why does some art cost so much? Both pointless questions but part of the inexplicable myth
If or when you decide to send one of your works to an art competition you would have to assume that there is a universal canon for deciding whether a work of art is good, bad or indifferent? Well, there must be. It stands to reason. Judges regularly award...
2,500 years ago Plato through his Republic sought to banish the mimetic arts from his notion of an ideal society, in that he recognised the distracting and destabilizing effects of art on its citizens
There is no doubt that Rembrandt would have been surprised that he holds the Guinness Book of Records medal for the most stolen work. Jacob de Gheyn III was stolen in 1966, 1973, 1981 and 1983.
Art contest judges have to pick at least one “winner” just to keep the competition going and the truth is that success for artists doesn’t come from participating in petty competitions against your peers.