tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178495921551123947.post2215135236280011778..comments2023-10-02T08:36:41.394-07:00Comments on Collagist: Monkeybrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050830196830623149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178495921551123947.post-1819378973533026942010-03-23T12:18:28.791-07:002010-03-23T12:18:28.791-07:00I suppose I see it as relative to the income of th...I suppose I see it as relative to the income of the "average Joe" or "available" to the "average Joe" in terms of "disposable income". When someone has THAT much disposable income that could potentially help others in actual need (rather than having simple aesthetic "wants"), there's a line that is crossed in my mind.Monkeybrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050830196830623149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178495921551123947.post-79421809890028296292010-02-14T15:00:49.366-08:002010-02-14T15:00:49.366-08:00Dear Collagist: Another perspective could be art ...Dear Collagist: Another perspective could be art is valued. It seems dollars more than correlate with our emotions: what's wrong with using an abstract (the monetary system) to give a gradated praise to another abstaction, so to speak?<br />Isn't it possible someone reaches the judgment that a particular piece is not worth $104.00, let alone $104,000,000? Would your hierarchy of "best spent" still apply?Howard Cavernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852892313719453914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178495921551123947.post-47336816506354026112010-02-14T12:38:54.809-08:002010-02-14T12:38:54.809-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Howard Cavernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852892313719453914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178495921551123947.post-71367897677165299052010-02-13T03:21:11.615-08:002010-02-13T03:21:11.615-08:00And of course long-dead Giacometti doesn't see...And of course long-dead Giacometti doesn't see a dime!JD Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617298541306570029noreply@blogger.com