i just recently read a book about ^^^that. and art has major problems right now. speculations, no clear distinction between good and bad are just two of them.
seriously, most "art" right now is crap and most artists just a bunch of losers thinking they are something special. there are artists that make millions with printings of those classical hotel-room paintings (landscapes). so from one standpoint, they are economically successful, but other artists dont think its still art.
back in the day, art was always linked to intellectual AND technical superiority. nowadays your rip the head of a living sheep or let another dude shoot you and its art, when maybe most of those artists should get some help.
now look at this:
i know, it doesnt look like much, but just look at that detail:
cold marmor looks like warm, soft flesh as the hand squeezes into the skin. awesome.
i am not saying that ALL of modern art is bullshit, but like everything in this world, too much people try their hand at it and most of it is crap. like all those "photographers", "editors" and rappers. not everybody is an artist, just because he has photoshop on his computer and a camera. face it. and this results in the REAL artists, the berninis, michelangelos, tizians, etc from today NOT being recognized under that massive amounts of crap.
the friend of my mother could literally spend two hours infront of one of tizians pictures. i myself like to visit all those great churches we have in europe, while i am not at all religious.
