It's a little different in that 'Art' often involves a social dynamic. Patrons like to meet and know an artist. It's more like someone commissioning a custom dress from a fashion designer.

In the realm of high-end fine art there's been a luddite movement the past decade of many collectors preferring traditional materials and modes of production. It's nostalgic in ways, but art always has been about conserving the past or at most the present moment.