Is art worth something?

Answer 1

What pleases some folks will not please others, and so the price often seems relative, from an amateur prospective. However - inspired art, art that records a poignant area of culture or history, art that "touches" the viewer - is worth whatever price someone is willing to pay for it.

On the other hand, UNsold art, the insurance companies tell us, is worth only the cost of materials made to produce it - unless the artist has a track record of selling comparable items, in which case the art is worth the same as a similar item by the same artist. (Otherwise - a lot of mysterious fires would occur in unknown artists' studios...)

And to an artist who sacrifices so much to pour every ounce of their soul into their work, art is just simply "worth it".

Answer 2

"Worth" is relative. Art is worth millions of dollars to collectors of various "name" artists. The price also goes up with the historical fame of the artist, and/or with the rarity and age of the works.

Art also has inherent "worth" for its aesthetic value--which is also relative, depending on ones taste.

Reproductions of original art are mostly valued by the number of reproductions that have been made (rarity = a higher value) and the quality of the3 reproductions.

I know people who are SO not-into visual arts that they were dismayed that someone gave them some art for their new home when they married: It wasn't that they disliked the painting--they just didn't care about having a painting one way or another and would rather have had a "practical" gift.

Answer 3

Art in its basic nature is described this way... "Art is anything that have undergone a deliberate process (mental process) for arrangement." Art could be for experiencail purposes, communication or just to create a sense of beauty (aesthetics).

Art is broad, if you like music than art hold a something of value to you. If you like films or movies, appreciate architecture, dance, and almost everything man made... surely thay have art in them.

But to ask its worth is someting inter-personal, its for you to judge.

Answer 4

An interesting discussion of this topic--

From an article by Christopher Benfey of Slate.com regarding the recent sale of Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer for $135 million...

"As for the $135 million, the price seems low to me. Most art prices seem low to me. What's a reasonable price for a one-of-a-kind masterpiece? If the Texas Rangers once paid Alex Rodriguez twice that amount to play shortstop for 10 years, hasn't Lauder gotten his Klimt, which he owns in perpetuity, for a steal? (I'd rather have Adele on my wall than A-Rod on my team.) Fortunately for the rest of us, Lauder's luxury object will be available to all of us, radiating luxe, calme, et volupté forever."

Answer 5

you bet your *** that it is!!! LOL, I love art... I use it as a way to open up my imagination, to give me ideas or to question things I've never questioned before... I love to draw it's my passion, it's my thing and it helps me a lot! So yes art is worth something!

Answer 6

What is art?

Everything is worth something to someone, somewhere.

Whats is the subliminal question hiding inside your pretense question? Are you afraid to ask?

Answer 7

Anything that speaks to the human condition is worth something. It adds facets to our lives and allows us to see in a new way.

Answer 8

To some people it is

Answer 9

But of course it is! If you're an artist or even a bit of it, you'll know what it's worth.

Answer 10

yea it is, especially old art...and stupid looking art