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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
I agree that funding for the arts should have a lower priority especially in uncertain economic times.
My angry rant was directed toward people who deride Voice of Fire who have probably never seen the piece in person, who have no idea about the artist, the piece, its significance and its subsequent value and then go on to say that it was a bad investment.
Voice of Fire is a beautiful piece. Don't believe me? Go see it live. It was painted by a revered artist for a price that, at the time was a bargain. If you want to go on about wasteful art spending then don't point to Voice of Fire because it was bought at an undervalued price then and the value of Barnett Newman paintings have exploded.
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So because it was painted by a 'revered artist' and its value has doubled that suddenly means that it is more than a single line ( or 3 lines ) on a large canvas? Arts value to soceity is in what it LOOKS like. I don't care who painted it. This isn't a international measuring contest to see who has the most valuable art by the trendiest artists.
You want trendy and over priced? Go buy a MacBook Pro and " keep your mouth shut" as you so nicely put it. I just don't want my government footing the bill for it.