Schoolyard Art: Playing fair with the Referee

When did the collection of art become simply to make a profit? Why has art developed into this? How did this issue arise?

There are several reasons that art has now become more for profit than anything. More and more artists have the mentality of liking money more than art. Who would get in the art world to make money? If you really want to make money go into the business field and become an accountant. What exactly does money accomplish? You could buy a really big boat, or buy an expensive apartment in Paris, but these should not motives for artists in why they would become an artist. Another reason for the art-for-profit image is due to the decline in public funding. This decreased the power of museums and increased the demand for other ways of funding. Also when you're an artist it really is hard to get a hold of money unless you are selling yours or others' art. A problem with this is that it only takes a one greedy artist and an unknowing and presumably rich collector to create an outrageous price, and hurt the potential for other artists. Essentially this issue boils down to the motives and outlooks of artists to get into the field of art for a passion and love, and if money comes along with that then so be it, but don't let that be your sole purpose or reason for involvement.