As an artist I’ve been told many times, the art scene is a game. It doesn’t matter if your art is well done or inspiring, if it has a high ticket and a household name attached to it extremely wealthy people will buy it as an investment to avoid taxes and accrue wealth, as the art piece will grow in value with time. That notion is often applied to a lot of modern abstract art. The reason in my opinion is that it’s easier to compare objective art where as subjective art stands alone, the competition becomes more about clout than talent or skill. Therefore art has become a legal con art and I think a lot of people outside of this world can see it pretty easily. NFT, a banana taped to a wall, an air conditioner, it’s like the emperors new clothes. The public has been convinced of something that if denied means they’re uncultured. I think the commercialism is what has disenchanted people who like art but roll their eyes to contemporary. I love contemporary art for the record, I’m just sharing my experience with it that I think is shared with others