(July 20, 2025 at 9:26 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(July 20, 2025 at 7:21 pm)Alan V Wrote: I was raised to believe in the fine arts like painting and sculpting, but can admit that they are not what they once were because cameras, computers, movies, and machines came along and performed many of their functions with better results.
What arguments do you have to define what "their functions" are when talking about art?
What standards do you use to define "better"?
People vote with their feet.
However, I am likely wrong about this point. People enjoy an expanded menu of experiences, but don't necessarily abandon the old. It's difficult to say without more information.
