or is it just a scam to make money?
2006-08-22 03:00:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
It's actually quite the opposite. Modern Art came about because of artist's rejection of the 'commodity' that artworks had become. They knew they were being bought and sold by galleries and wanted to break away from being just a 'moneymaker' to gallery owners. So artists started doing performances, land art, and totally conceptual artworks that couldn't be 'purchased', as a rejection of the capitalistic nature of what the art world had become at that time (the 50's & 60's).
As a result, lots of laypeople now look at this totally conceptual stuff and say 'i don't get it, it must be crap.' Because average people measure value by the 'i could do that myself' or 'my kid could do that' or 'it doesn't look like it took a lot of time to do that' yardstick. And that is an overly simple way of looking at art that causes people to totally miss the point.
Now of course money talks and gallery people have found new ways to make commodities out of artists. But the fact remains that Modern Art reflects ideas and concepts more than aesthetics much of the time. However I think this is beginning to change as well, as artists are going back to the idea of craftsmanship. Also, artists are getting more political, which is a sign of our times.
All in all, art reflects the existing culture for the times. If one is really interested in art and take the time to 'get' an art piece, one could actually learn something about our society. Having said that, doesn't "a scam to make money" fit right in with the world we live in today? Now that's something to think about.....
2006-08-22 04:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by Lori 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When comparing writing from different centuries, for example, Shakespeare vs. Dickens vs. Agatha Christie (or whatever) you probably expect there to be big differences in style, composition and word choice. Because Shakespeare is older and not modern, does that invalidate modern writing somehow?
In the same way, modern art reflects changes in the ways people try to communicate visually.
2006-08-22 11:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Gardenia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every period of art was at one time classified as modern and criticised by those who thought they knew.
Therefore there is no way that it can be called a scam.
2006-08-22 14:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by sarah b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The modern art, and any art is a reflection of the soul, that what is going on inside and out, if you practice yourself, you can read it. If it is an abstraction, it tells you even more. Good luck.
2006-08-22 10:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by a flower 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋