It’s been a few days since I have posted my last update… Sorry for that! But let’s come to a more postive topic! Today I want to tell something about the value of art in London:
Now, after more than 3 weeks I have visited a lot of artistic institutions and also talked to some artists who sell their work on the street. But few days ago I talked to one person that really gave me a great insight into the value of art in England. He was a young man who put up a small stand on the street. There was also a sign which contained the text: „Free Art Social Experiment!“. Next to it he displayed beautiful prints of his work and a small bowl for voluntary donations.
So – Generally you could take a piece for free but you had the possibility to suporrt him with a small donation. I went to him and asked him what his goal is and why he is doing that and his answer was beautiful.
The goal of his project is to make art accessible for everyone and especially children. They often do not have a lot of money to spend on art so he decided to create this project. People can give an amount of money that they think it is worth and how much they can afford to spend on art. The reason he started this project was that art influenced him in his life in a positive way and he wants to share this with other people.
Generally, I have the feeling that art has a higher value in England than it has in Germany. Art is much easier to access because museums are most times for free and also such people as the artist I met contribute to stronger presence of art in everyday life.
In the end I also took one piece of his but how much I donated will stay a secret 😉
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