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New Sunflowers & Why Art is Expensive

There are 4 new additions to my Sunflower Series. All are 16″ x 16″ x 1.5″, oil on wood panels.

Red Sun IV

Sunspot

Floristan

Ring of Fire II

Some close-up details:

I have not forgotten that I promised to answer some common questions about art. So, why is art so expensive anyway? Click here to read my answer!

Another thing I commonly hear from people is something along the lines of: “Isn’t art supposed to be deep and meaningful?” “I don’t get it.” “I don’t understand art, but I know what I like.” These statements really apply to abstract art, but they apply to my work as well. So next time I will attempt to answer another doozy: “What is the meaning of art?” (And more specifically, my art, because that I can talk about.)

Cedar Lee

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jafabrit says:

November 4, 2008 at 2:35 pm

My question is why is one supposed to understand it or get it? Maybe the point is just to enjoy it for what it is :) I liked your breakdown on why art is expensive.

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Cedar says:

November 4, 2008 at 2:53 pm

I tend to agree with you--but you are an artist yourself, so you may have a deeper understanding of how to enjoy it for what it is.

Sometimes the artist has an intended meaning in mind, sometimes not--I think some non-artist viewers are content to know what appeals to them and leave it at that, but many people I've talked to are concerned with a need to understand the "meaning" of the art they are looking at. Which is obviously quite subjective and depends a lot on the art in question--but still, I'll take a crack at talking about it. :-)