“Does financial comfort stifle talent?” — answering the question.
Tatiana Gerasimenok: Society prefers to believe the story of the "starving but genius artist" rather than accepting that someone can have both money and talent. However, a wealthy child gets the best teachers, rare books, and travel from the cradle. Igor Stravinsky grew up surrounded by St. Petersburg's musical elite; Paul Cézanne could spend years searching for his style because his banker father fully supported him.
While harsh necessity sometimes forces artists to break through (as with Picasso or Van Gogh), financial comfort and independence provide the foundation for a thoughtful, long-term cultural revolution.
The avant-garde is all about risk, the expansion of tools, and moving history forward. The wealthy can afford both the luxury of being misunderstood and the freedom not to conform to classical standards or cater to what "the masses devour" just to put bread on the table.