[mistrial9]

> Lots of contemporary artists have assistants that do the actual painting, sculpting, installation, etc.

this is outlandish bullshit

[627467]

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-damien-hirst-is-controve...

> There are nearly 1,400 of Damien Hirst's "spot" paintings in existence.

> The artist has only painted around 25 of them himself.

[iamacyborg]

You might be shocked to discover that this has been a thing for hundreds of years.

[samlinnfer]

All the classic masters have workshops, where they have students or assistants that complete a rough cut of their work and they finish it.