Is art priceless? This is what art lovers feel

Following are some of the interesting rejoinders to a virtual debate; ‘Can Art be Priceless? At New York Times website.

Reaction 1:”It’s not the question, it is priceless question. It is the question for claim. When we have to judge something, we do it in either saying: yes and no. But it is not the proper way of judging any object around us. There can be no judgment based on the principal of 'duality'. This principal only sees true and false. It only sees the two side of the same coin. It does not see the coin itself.

Art creation of any kind in any form. The creation itself is very precious. From our evolution to this very date, we have been judging several things and we don't know who we are, where we come from and what is valuable or pricier or priceless. To look more deeper into what is priceless and not, we need to fist investigate if something is worth a price or not. Art is the root of the holy tree. If we cut the roots, no doubt there will not be tree. The price comes second. The price is created by us after the art has been created by its creator...”

Reaction 2: “Everything anyone puts up for sale, has a price. We assign a price to skills, a price to land, a price to homes, a price to manufactured goods, a price to raw materials, and a price on services. Why is art any different? The price is what someone is willing to pay for a piece of art. Art, like gold and other commodities, doesn't yield a dividend, so you buy it and hope to sell it a bigger fool down the road. And while you hold it, you "enjoy" it and proudly show it off to friends.”

Reaction 3:“Why do people choose to invest in art and not in stocks or real estate - I would compare it more with people investing in diamonds. In both cases there is the illusion that it's timeless, and in both cases one feels that one is buying beauty. When buying these paintings what do people hope to get from this beauty? What are they looking for? If it wasn't for art's beauty people would buy stocks. What is it that people want from possessing beauty?”