Blog Round 3: Journal Reading

"Debit and Credit" by Dan Fox

This article talked about how people are starting to not care about references made to original films, tv shows, paintings, etc. People just want the original thing now. For example, Fox said instead of buying a painting of a band's record sleeve, they will just listen to the band's record now. The author goes on to list specific examples to emphasize his point. He talks about how there is a credit crunch these days, therefore there will be fewer artists. I feel like money may perhaps change things but may not as well. People may obviously not be able to afford materials and equipment in order to make art, but perhaps that will only challenge artists to think of more creative ways to make their art work. Maybe this will force the artists of our society to collaborate more with other people even, finding new people with new resources to use. Perhaps this could only bring on new developments in the art world. I do feel, however, that with people having less spending money, they might be tightening their belts on luxury items such as paintings, movies, cds, etc. Surely, they will admire or desire new works and developments, but only those that which can spend the extra money on these things will do so. If it wasn't for money though, I feel like people will never settle for just "the original". People always want to hear new things, see new things, experience new things. Who is really satisfied with never moving forward? I think that people find something that interests them, whether it is a certain band or movie or artist, and they want to see/hear everything to do with that specific person or thing.