Making one vial of perfume is art. Making millions needs some complicated chemical and logistic apparatus behind it.
And art does make technology evolve. History of art is constrained by the techniques and products available at the time. Painters have always chased elusive colors and chemists have strived to give them what they wanted for cheap prices.
The convenience of going to a modern paint shop and getting pretty much any color you want is a modern luxury.
And art does make technology evolve. History of art is constrained by the techniques and products available at the time. Painters have always chased elusive colors and chemists have strived to give them what they wanted for cheap prices.
The convenience of going to a modern paint shop and getting pretty much any color you want is a modern luxury.