The Art of the Sweatshop
Ever wonder where those cheap looking oil reproductions of Starry Night come from? Well, where else but the land of mass-producing of everything, China. In the southern city of Dafen, 60% of the worlds oil reproductions are produced by ‘companies’ or ’sweat shops’ to use the more accurate terminology. Art dealers from all over the world travel to this city of mass art production every year to swallow up paintings in quantities that equal millions of dollars. One company alone ships over 300,000 paintings a year overseas. Even more compelling is how efficient some of these artists have become. Many can churn out 20 -30 classic masterpiece reproductions a day.
