Beholden To The Muse
Because art is a very bad word in this country... a very bad word. -- John Cassavetes, (A Constant Forge) When art is adopted and subsequently funded by the major entertainment industry, the creative act must be the criterion, otherwise the substantial risk is that the power of the artistic act will become compromised. In order for art to reach its full cultural and creative potential, it needs to be allowed to flourish and germinate without creative interference by profit based businesses in the artistic decision making process. Indeed, when a multi-billion dollar corporation or conglomerate adopts an artistic movement with the intent of marketing it for profit, the art can become highly affected and manipulated. When prerogatives which are more concerned with fiscal, rather than artistic success gain control, the art can become inanimate, dilute, dormant and ineffectual -in terms of cultural change. While the art is st