Research On Art Market Of Eight Eccentric Artists In Yangzhou

With a favorable location of Yangzhou city in the Qing Dynasty, thanks to the developed salt industry along Huai River, weak political and ideological shackles and the influence of culture worship among officials and arty merchants, these unique conditions helped the formation of art market in Yangzhou city and the prosperity of its commodity economy. Under such prosperous economy, Eight Eccentric Artists In YangZhou were forced to meet the aesthetic taste of artwork consumers for the sake of living, which led to a shift in its artistic concept and style. In the overall social atmosphere of“crying up the strange and new", they who draw for a living, have to face the rule of market distribution system, and adjust their artistic works in accordance with the aesthetic needs of sponsors, engaging in artistic innovation in all aspects from painting subjects, creative ideas to the artistic style.What’s more, adopting the Western study point of "art funding", the author interpreted the two models of economy running of " Eight Eccentric Artists In YangZhou"—private funding and public funding. Based on these, further analysis was made on the disadvantages brought by this funding act upon the art works of the‘Eight Eccentric Artists In YangZhou". Finally, the author discussed the artistic value and market price of the works by‘Eight Eccentric Artists In YangZhou". From ancient times, the value of artistic works can not be estimated with price, for each work piece cherishes the painter’s layout conception, personal style, innovative ideas, emotional expression, etc. However, since became a commodity to the market, the artistic works had had to be located and valued with market price. In the middle of Qing dynasty, the praised“Ruige”of Banqiao, one of the‘Eight Eccentric Artists In YangZhou", broke the concept that scholars being ashamed to mention profits, which implied that it was the time when the clear idea of commercial operation has being formed.