Quote Originally Posted by bust View Post
I do fully agree artists find their inspiration all sorts of places, and some artists find theirs in the solace of the countryside. However ones seeking solace in wide open spaces are far less likely to be the types to inspire / help create the creative communities I think people get excited that many other types of artists create. That's not to say certain types of artists are better than others. Just that, more specifically, certain types are better at creating communities that can extend far beyond themselves.
Yeah that makes sense. It is possible that Detroit could become one of those types of communities on a small scale but the pure mass of people and the money in NY make an art scene like Brooklyn possible and without those elements something that Detroit will most likely never become in our lifetimes.