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| Oil paint on 8 by 10 inch panel Title: Capitalism is not a dirty word. This is a shot of a work in progress. |
This painting is inspired by reading the book "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith. Not my normal reading; but, it should have been read earlier.
I am still working my way through the book.
It's not easy to read, at least for me.
The thing that struck me is the emphasis on describing the relationship that is created when goods and services are exchanged. Relationships that have been observed in action. People were exchanging things for coin long before the book was written.
Relationships are rarely equal.
Someone always has more or controls the means to produce more. That difference makes this system work, balancing of needs.
Of course, this is what is going through my head while I am painting. The painting is as abstract as the concepts I am contemplating.