历来有两类画家,一类被称作匠人,另一类其实是文人。前者乃专业的,以此谋食;后者业余而为,多有游戏成份。至于优劣,不能一概而论,在一些更需要灵性的领域,譬如山水画,通常后者占先;另一些领域,像石雕、石刻,多前者取胜。当然这里讲的是中国,外国情况有所不同。这说明艺术创作的目的与状态不一定与成就正相关联。讨论商品画得失不妨取此长远视点。有艺术品交易市场肯定比没有好,反观上世纪相对切近而复杂的历史,便可得出这样的结论。 There have always been two types of painters, one is called a tradesman, the other is actually a literati. The former is a professional, in order to seek food; the latter amateur, and more game components. As for the merits, can not be generalized, in some areas more spiritual needs, such as landscape painting, the latter usually the first; other areas, like stone carving, stone carving more than the former victory. Of course, here is China, foreign situation is different. This shows that the purpose and status of artistic creation is not necessarily related to the achievement. Discuss the success of merchandise painting may wish to take this long-term perspective. It is certainly concluded that there is certainly no better market for art products than the relatively close and complicated history of the last century.