The big question is, why do people buy paintings? Is it just to feel like they’ve bought something, to fill up the wall so it’s not covered in white, or because they were love and appreciate art, especially a work of art.
Now, for a lot of people, a painting is simply a filler, to cover up that white stuff on the wall, so that when someone comes in the house they don’t complain about being blinded by all the white, or so they don’t say your house is too “plain”, you know how it is.
Other times, people just buy to feel good about themselves. They’re cruising around a world market place and see a photo, they have a little bit of extra money to spend, and next thing you know, there goes money down the drain.
But, what about those art galleries where paintings sell for thousands of dollars, why would anyone pay so much? Painting is a form of art, some people are born with that gift, to paint.
Some people see a painting as a painting, others see it as a masterpiece, and to those people, paying good money for a work of art is completely acceptable. On top of that, artists often spend their life struggling to sell...