Accessible Art Workshop

Fifty Four art workshops took part in the exhibition of artwork in Barcelona, all under the same roof. There are in abundance the kind which combines workshop with art-shop, where you can often see how these art work are put together and, if you should so wish, you can buy on the spot. Or commission to have what you don't see there done or made for you specially.

Especially those which are purely workshops, appreciate this bridge of communication directly with the prospective clientele, or simply with spectators who admire the work, with enough taste and knowledge in art to appreciate and revere, but not to buy for any number of reasons; lacking ready funds being a very likely deterrent. Nevertheless, their reactions and comments are welcome and serve to put the artist more in touch with what is in trend or in demand.

Some artists expressed their views that before the innovative idea of this exhibition, in which artists and clients can communicate face to face, and even discuss all aspects of art related views and opinions, keep them much more up to date with the market. Usually they work very much alone the whole time, pouring all their imagination and endless hours of work in their creation, only to find that the finished painting, sculpture or whatever other art objects, didn't seem to interest many, and they had little idea why.

I am not at all sure about "made to measure art" of any kind. Not if you detach yourself from the commercial side of their success, practicality or popularity that is. I feel art must come totally from the artist, from his imagination, his prospective, and his way of interpretation. If dictated to produce art of this and that dimension, restricted use of colour, limitation of theme or presentation ..... the finished work has little to do with the artist's own artistry any more, but merely the hired hand, skilful, but void of spirit that represents his talent which, in turn, shows in his work. It resembles a forgery, but with consent of the buyer, because the latter is the one with the idea, lacking only skill to transform it into art.

That's not to say it's wrong either. I also admire tremendously some forgeries, so very exact and supreme as the original, and often appreciated by thousands. Until, by chance or design, one expert comes along to say that it's not the real thing. It was immediately abandoned as if It's garbage by those who were prepared to pay millions for it just minutes before the pronouncement. Can anyone really say that these are not done by talented artists?

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