Street Art: Business or Talent?

For Creativity & Concept Development we were given a set of concepts to extract an idea from for a short 3 minute factual film promoting culture in Liverpool. We have chosen "Street Art" from this, we are going to explore the business of Art. Is Art a commodity? Does the business of art stump creativity?

We are looking to discover more through interviewing our possible subjects, one in particular, Phillip W. Garret, in the above photograph taken earlier today. He is a street artist, but he is not as we usually except when we hear the title. He has a much more classical and traditional style of painting than most street artists. In fact, he is professionally trained and has prestigious degrees under his belt. Why has he chosen the streets as his gallery?

We are also looking to interview artists who display their work in galleries. As of now, the Liverpool Biennial is all over Liverpool and it is a hotbed for up and coming gallery artists. However, their subjects are much more unclear than that of Garret's. Simplistic themes are reoccurring with exhibitions including two hanging coats, and a short video of a dancing man. Is this art? Does the message make the art? or does the business of Art take from all meaning and effort?