The Magic Circle

A gallery of opinions from a survey on the issues of art today

Magic Circle

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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT ART
ORGANISATIONS
A & O
PONDER

Take the survey here

Room 2: About Art

What is the purpose of art?

This word cloud shows the most common words across the responses.

“To represent something of our internal lives to the rest of the world and conversely to experience the internal world more within our internal lives”

“For some it’s a statement. For me it’s peace”

“To touch your soul”

“Nothing. Purpose makes art meaningless.”

Room 3 Money

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Money & Art: a strange relationship

Money is behind almost every decision made. It is a game, where value is a measure of confidence and privilege.

Art has always revolved around patronage, gatekeepers, the cult of the genius.

Does the funding of art serve the artist or the established institutions? 

Room 5: Ponder

The Public
The Individual
Art Institutions
The Artist
Critics
Influencers
Everyone
Human
Artist
Art
Beholder
We & I
Life
People
World
Public
Culture
Society
Aesthetic
Creativity
Art Interpretation belongs to...
Art for the sake of...

Who is art for? Who are the interpreters of art?

Bubbles proportional to responses

What do you believe in?

Total freedom of the art

77.6%

22.4%

Regulation & transparency

Who is art for? Who are the interpreters of art?

Bubbles proportional to responses