Coming to a Conclusion About Art

    I started research project because I have always dreamed about owning my own art gallery. I wanted to know how art galleries gain their success and how the value of different types of artwork is valued.

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    During my first blog post, I wanted to know how canvas splattered with paint could be worth hundreds, even thousands of dollars. According to the Huffington Post, the high price of art has to do with the high demand of specific artists. Like everything else in the world, scarcity is a real factor in determining the price of art, especially if the artist is dead. I went on to discover that according to the International Conference of Nueroscience, studies show that the brain releases hormones associated with pleasure and excitement when looking at a piece of art is visually appealing. That helped explain to me why so many people become so enthralled and obsessed with certain pieces of artwork which further supported why the prices of certain pieces can range in the millions of dollars.

After researching the difference between sculptures and paintings, I began to unearth the foundation and history of art in our culture. From prehistoric times, artwork has always been an important component to the development of society. People created sculptures to serve as representations of Gods and they would praise and pray to these statues.

Throughout my research, it is evident that art is unlike anything else sold on the market. It is valued not only based on the skill of the artist, which can be subjective to different viewers, but it is valued based on the powerful emotion it evokes.