Whats with modern art?

[Antibush5]

I don't get it, it dosn't seem like art to me, well I saw one piece (that was a woman pulling a poem out of her vagina and reading it) that stuck a bit of a nerve with me, but the rest is just so boring.
What ever happened to the style of the renissiance?
What ever happened to Gothic architecture?
We should employ these again in my oppinion.

 

[Revoltingest]

I worked with a stress analyst once, who's daughter was very much involved in performing modern
music. He asked her how she would know if she made a mistake. Boy oh boy, was she was miffed.

I'd guess that as with any period, there's an awful lot of bad art that just happens to be in fashion.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Previous generations learnt the skill and techniques of their art before they tried to push the boundaries.
To day that effort and search for knowledge is not though worthwhile, and only the boundaries are important.

The art world has for the first time in history, separated itself from the common man.

 

[KatNotKathy]

What ever happened to the style of the renissiance?
What ever happened to Gothic architecture?
We should employ these again in my oppinion.

They were both old, outdated, and people moved on. No sense trying to dwell on the past with older forms of art. I welcome any boundary-pushing to make a statement. Old art can be pretty, but it just doesn't hold a durable, relevant message as well.

 

[Beyondo]

Art is an expression of perceived notions within oneself, there are no mistakes, there are only interpretations.

If you can't handle that...find a new place to live...

 

[Revoltingest]

Art is an expression of perceived notions within oneself, there are no mistakes, there are only interpretations.

In trying to teach people about the history of industrial design, every period has its charm,
& is essential in telling the story. Even ugly is important, since it's how we got where we are.

 

[KatNotKathy]

In case my last post seemed a bit dismissive of older forms of art,

In trying to teach people about the history of industrial design, every period has its charm,
& is essential in telling the story. Even ugly is important, since it's how we got where we are.

This. This is important.

 

[jmvizanko]

I think modern art is only art when it not seemingly arbitrarily and randomly created, lke so much of the modern out there. I agree that its great that art has abandoned needing to stick to certain styles. But Im sorry, if you glue a heap of garbage together, its not art.

 

[Antibush5]

Art is an expression of perceived notions within oneself, there are no mistakes, there are only interpretations.

If you can't handle that...find a new place to live...

To the 16th century, you cowardly knaves!

 

[Guitar's Cry]

The art world has for the first time in history, separated itself from the common man.

I don't know: the free art movement is being jet-fueled by the internet. No longer are people required to go to museums or need to be of the higher class in order to afford great art.

If anything, art has become more accessible.

Art is about freedom of expression, and this often leads to a reflection of the society.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.[/FONT]

In our Postmodern world, where culture is a kaleidoscope of influences with little to anchor to, what is modern art telling us?

 

[Father Heathen]

The art world has for the first time in history, separated itself from the common man.

Because depth and meaning are lost on the common man.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Because depth and meaning are lost on the common man.

I think you underestimate the common man. Or overestimate the uncommon man.

 

[Antibush5]

I think you underestimate the common man. Or overestimate the uncommon man.

The common man, drinks beer and fights over football outcomes.

 

[Revoltingest]

I find most modern art uninteresting, & much of it pretentious. But I suggest looking for designs you like, even if they're simple (eg, the VN War Memorial).
Don't let the notion of supreme skill required for the old styles limit what you like in the new. Just look for what you enjoy for some reason, & pay less attention
to the unappealing. Our tastes change the more we see & hear. But no amount of time is going to make me buy a Philip Glass CD or a Motherwell for my wall.

 

[Antibush5]

I find most modern art uninteresting, & much of it pretentious. But I suggest looking for designs you like, even if they're simple (eg, the VN War Memorial).
Don't let the notion of supreme skill required for the old styles limit what you like in the new. Just look for what you enjoy for some reason, & pay less attention
to the unappealing. Our tastes change the more we see & hear. But no amount of time is going to make me buy a Philip Glass CD or a Motherwell for my wall.

This isn't something about, me being "forced" to appriciate modern art or something like that.
I'm just wondering why modern art is everywhere and we don't look for the classics?
Especially in architecture, the majesty of Imperial Rome, is something the west should always think of for their buildings.

 

[Revoltingest]

This isn't something about, me being "forced" to appriciate modern art or something like that.
I'm just wondering why modern art is everywhere and we don't look for the classics?
Especially in architecture, the majesty of Imperial Rome, is something the west should always think of for their buildings.

I just had suggestions. But especially for architecture, I find the modern stuff even more interesting,
except for homes. Plus, the Roman buildings might be far less special if they were copied too much.

 

[KatNotKathy]

I'm just wondering why modern art is everywhere and we don't look for the classics?
Especially in architecture, the majesty of Imperial Rome, is something the west should always think of for their buildings.

Why would we want to do that when modern architecture is so much nicer?

 

[dust1n]

Previous generations learnt the skill and techniques of their art before they tried to push the boundaries.
To day that effort and search for knowledge is not though worthwhile, and only the boundaries are important.

The art world has for the first time in history, separated itself from the common man.

Right.. but when 300 years ago when a elitist artists were highly paid under the guise of the church, while no one were permitted to the supplies or information about art if they weren't already established in the hierarchy of artists, the common man was totally one with art...

 

[dust1n]

God, I love modern art. All art is post-too-many-flow-of-information. There are no boundaries, there are no definitions, there are no genres.

 

[KatNotKathy]

God, I love modern art. All art is post-too-many-flow-of-information. There are no boundaries, there are no definitions, there are no genres.

I don't really know much about visual art, but that thing. I like that thing. I don't know what it is but it looks like it's crumbling and it's awesome and damn.