‘The art game isn’t just a sport for private patrons – nations and governments get involved. Jet travel made London a convenient stopping place between Paris and New York – ‘London Airport has helped make British art a vital centre of the international art network.’Īnd there was the soft power of art, too. One expert Sturt-Penrose spoke to lamented ‘the absurd production of painting and pseudo art everybody’s on the bandwagon to paint’. ‘They say old restorers just took a brush and painted away – now technicians talk of “retouching areas of loss” and “inpainting”’. ‘Modern restorers say they’re doing a very different job from the old ones,’ wrote Barrie Sturt-Penrose. ‘Nobody gets upset by the elaborate structure of events, publishers and booksellers, which links the poet with his public.’Įven back then they were using X-ray, UV and infra red to check provenance. ‘Ideally a work of art is like an act of love people like it straight from the producer,’ he added, bemoaning the double standards as a result of the sums involved. With craftsmanship playing a lower role in art, candidature for acceptance as a serious artist becomes easier and easier
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