The rise of the "citizen artist"
The revolution's question is Amateur v. Professional where are the boundaries, what makes it so and does it matter.
In Amateur v. Professional Coxsoft art writes:
Many people find art an agreeable hobby and produce good quality work. And there are many professional artists who make a living selling junk: rusty bicycle parts cobbled together as a "profound statement" on our throwaway society! So what makes the difference between a talented amateur and an untalented professional who has the cheek to sell rubbish? Art School. At the end of it, the "artist" has a diploma.
It seems that the writing is on the wall for most forms of expression and the "arts" are not an exception. However, the world of the "collector" still has a way to go to be transformed by the disintermediation that most other areas of free exchange are evolving to.
Your audience should be in conversation with you not just the gallerist.
