It takes me awhile but I get back around to it....
I think I was imaginging ancient bards and story tellers, it was easier to travel to potential audiences and ply their wares. Visual artists could also travel but it was more difficult trying to carry supplies and wares, keep them safe from theives and store them without being broken/ruined. If you think waaaaaayyyy back, ancient story tellers could talk around a camp fire but it was kind of hard to lug that cave paiting you just did around (until they started tanning hides).
In some ways now I think visual and verbal arts are about on even footing. Both can be put out to the consumer/audience as readily as the other. Both are equally susceptible to being stolen. And both can readily inspire someone else.
My 2 cents. Or 10 cents here, NZ doesn't have pennies or nickles anymore!
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I think I was imaginging ancient bards and story tellers, it was easier to travel to potential audiences and ply their wares. Visual artists could also travel but it was more difficult trying to carry supplies and wares, keep them safe from theives and store them without being broken/ruined. If you think waaaaaayyyy back, ancient story tellers could talk around a camp fire but it was kind of hard to lug that cave paiting you just did around (until they started tanning hides).
In some ways now I think visual and verbal arts are about on even footing. Both can be put out to the consumer/audience as readily as the other. Both are equally susceptible to being stolen. And both can readily inspire someone else.
My 2 cents. Or 10 cents here, NZ doesn't have pennies or nickles anymore!