And that's what art courses at university are for, especially the well known, difficult to get onto courses.

They are there to authenticate an artist to say they are a 'real' artist and not a fraud or amateur. They grade artists so it is safe for investors to buy their art.

Because when you have #ProcessPaintings or #AbstractPaintings it can be impossible to tell if the artist is just having meaningless fun or whether they are both serious and talented. How do you know whether a work is cutting edge and intelligent or just a load of crap?

Universities and later #galleries work to authenticate names and later uphold their integrity.

Basically, the value of art is entirely in the name.

#Art #Value