Art Appreciation

Here’s an interesting article from the NY Times about how the internet is changing pop music. The writer follows a singer/songwriter who ignores traditional record companies and touring, and instead posts songs directly to his blog (one song a week) and must then spend up to six hours a day interacting with fans online. These fans promote him, attending his concerts through word-of-mouth, buying his songs online, and getting him new fans.
I think that eventually all the arts will be affected this way. It’s too easy for a fan to find the email, or at least the gallery email, of Painter X, and write her a letter, and then expect a response (I’ve done it myself!). Right now the people with money to buy visual art are basically over 50 and not big Myspacers or blog readers, but give it a decade and visual artists will be doing the same thing mucisians are doing now—spending a lot of time online.
I know, above photo doesn’t have much to do with this post, but I really love those legs!