[p2p-research] the abundance of art

[marc fawzi]

That's really interesting... will check it out for inspiration...

The "clinically insane" are just permanently taking the next big step into
the unknown whereas we only do that every once and a while or, for some of
us, very infrequently or never.

When we go back to why some art sells for a lot of money

It seems that, despite art itself being intrinsically abundant, the physical
products of 'high art' (not the digital product), e.g. a Picasso painting,
are given some kind of scarce quality by people (a spiritual, emotional or
superstitious value) that makes them rare (or special) even if they can be
replicated ad infinitum and in an exact manner.

It's always a trip to think about these things.

Definitely related to p2p. The issue of why we create artificial scarcity or
why we seek it is core to the p2p economy.

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:54 PM, <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:

> oh yes, found it
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> (sorry if not directly relevant to p2p, but definitely
> a collective, and part of the commons imho)
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> just for completeness
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> the one i saw in Germany years ago was the Prinzhorn collection
> http://www.prinzhorn.uni-hd.de/beispiele/himmel_eng.shtml
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> discussed here  in a broader context
> http://www.gseart.com/exhibitions.asp?ExhID=455
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> On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 1:35 AM, <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I saw an exhibition about ten year or so ago, not sure where
>> but I seem to remember Germany, there is also an exhibition book going
>> around,
>> it was the most beautiful art work made by psychiatric patients
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>> I am not sure its the same or just similar
>> but its on in London, lots of interesting links also to be found on the
>> web
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>> http://www.wellcomecollection.org/press/2009/WTX053734.htm
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>>> Even if your,re clinically insane you can make great art
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> Paola Di Maio,
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