Art is different things to different people. Not everyone is looking for deep meaning. Can it not be enough to find something moving or beautiful without looking for supposed hidden meaning? As for literature, sometimes people just want to be entertained and don't have to close the book with a revelation. Not every piece of art or literature is meant to be life changing.
Many of the old masters are familiar and appear to be 'better' perhaps because people are used to seeing them, or at least images of them.
I appreciate some old art more for the artist's ability to create what they did with the tools they had at the time. It doesn't mean their work would be something I want to look at every day. I can appreciate the talent without loving the piece.
Sculpture and carvings are interesting to me as I don't have the ability to think through all the steps needed to create something that is 3-D.
Just because a piece has or has been deemed to be an important piece of art doesn't mean it has to appeal to everyone.
I don't see art as being in decline, but rather evolving. That said, the old art is the building block for the new.
Many of the old masters are familiar and appear to be 'better' perhaps because people are used to seeing them, or at least images of them.
I appreciate some old art more for the artist's ability to create what they did with the tools they had at the time. It doesn't mean their work would be something I want to look at every day. I can appreciate the talent without loving the piece.
Sculpture and carvings are interesting to me as I don't have the ability to think through all the steps needed to create something that is 3-D.
Just because a piece has or has been deemed to be an important piece of art doesn't mean it has to appeal to everyone.
I don't see art as being in decline, but rather evolving. That said, the old art is the building block for the new.
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