Would you also buy a cell phone / laptop produced entirely by well paid western workers or software written entirely by well paid western developers in the future on principle? Would you be willing to pay the higher price?
I don't know, probably not. Art is more subjective to begin with and I have a bias towards supporting art anyway. I'm not going to try arguing the position is consistent.
I also support artist taking courses regularly they offer in my town. It is kind an expensive hobby of me. But I would not pay 3 times more for a painting only because it was produced in Europe, even if I know from my own experience how much work it is to paint one. It is definitely a subjective topic anyway.
