Whats your feeling on modern Art' Is it me?

Question

I watched a program on modern art, the painting was ridiculous over priced, The experts were looking at a black spot thrown at the canvas, and deciphering it, as the meaning of life. Is it me? What a load of codswollop

Answer 1

It is not you, it is a load of crap!! Art is Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo, Picasso, Thomas Kincaid, and so on. Art should depict a setting, or an idea, or a mood or an emotion. How in the world does a black dot depict the meaning of life? I think modern art is derived from the acid and psychodelic drug induced 60's. To me if art is really art, when the person viewing the work, the work should evoke some kind of feeling, mood, dream, fantasy, idea, and so on. Any emotion derived from viewing a piece of art means you have just viewed real art! Even abstract painting can evoke emotions. I also do not think that a crucifix up side down in a jar of urine is art either, but they try to push things like that. Stick to what you love and you can't go wrong. I for one am a huge fan of Leonardo DaVinci!! He was so much more than just an artist!! He was an inventor, a dreamer, a revolutionist! I believe that DaVinci was the greatest artist that ever lived. Study art and all the greats! Find the ones that move you. Go to your local library and read books about DaVinci, Picasso, Wenior, Monet, and so on. Study the man or woman behind the art as well. It will give you a good idea of what they were thinking when they created their work and who they really were. Then you can appreciate all art!! Ofcourse except the black dot in the middle of a blank canvas. That is just crap!

Answer 2

I agree that there is an awful lot of manure posing as "art." But that doesn't mean it's all bad.

And think about this - that which is controversial today will be tomorrow's classic. Here are a few examples:

Early Christian depictions of Jesus never showed him actually hanging on the cross. Why? Because images of the crucifixion were considered too graphic at the time.

Vincent VanGough - sold one painting in his life - the rest were used to insulate a chicken coop - but they are now some of the world's most beloved and studied pieces of "art."

Eduard Manet's "Picnic" was ridiculed as vulgar - but it was based on a classical composition from a hundred years prior.

I could go on with all kinds of examples of controversial styles/examples of art including religious artifacts etc. but these will suffice for the present.

And this is not limited to the visual arts: Dixieland music. Today it is as controversial as Grandma's fudge. But at its infancy, it was considered the Devil's music. Imagine how Emenem or the Spice Girls will be seen in a hundred years...

So it's really safe to say that today's confusing and awful cr@p will more than likely be tomorrow's most desirable museum pieces.

Answer 3

Modern art is meant to induce a visceral as well as an intellectual reaction from the viewer.Some of it can be rather silly however i do admire that it is far more thought provoking then say a piece of high art such as a nudist Rokeby Venus by Velasquez.It's more about an idea and nourishing the intellect then simply a meaningless black dot.Looking at a piece of modern art is looking at an idea,not a naturalistic approach to reality thats why Duchamp could produce whatever kind of work he wanted regardless of how silly,because it was about a kind of statement.

Answer 4

It is a load of old ashcans.

I used to work at a trendy nightclub.

One day, in cleaning up, I shoved a lot of junk into an archway, to get it out of the way.

Broken chairs, a ladder, lengths of coiled wire, other junk.

Some folks looked at it later and commented (and I am not making this up) "What real talent. Showing us the depth that society has sunk to."

i nearly strangled that bozo

Answer 5

I am an artist. I feel your pain.
That would be the only thing that needs to be said here, but I will elaborate.
Something simple in space is worth a thousand words. Like a candle light, a star, a footprint, even a terd.
I dare say, existance is important and beauty is in the eye of the beholder or wallet.

Answer 6

modern art is based on the fundemental rules of art.
however here the artist interperts it in his/her own way.
its a more individualistic style than classical,alot of time it's about breaking the rules.
however there are many people that call anything art and place a nice price to a black dot. "but is it art"
so find out more about the artist and his background, previous work, commisions etc.

Answer 7

Well then use it to your advantage, throw a blob of paint at a canvas, call it "life" and sell if for thousands of dollars. Get rich off of it.

Answer 8

It's not just you. lol
I remember when I was at uni doing my design course. Once a week we used to also have to attend a 'visual studies' class. Or 'Drawing' basically. We had to keep a sketch book with us and our tutor would sometimes come round to look at what drawings we'd done in our sketchbooks in our own time. He got really excited at one in my friends sketchbook and was going on about how he could see the depth of expression, blah, blah, blah, that she'd put into the drawing. When she noticed which drawing he was referring to she didn't have the heart to tell her it was actually done by a 3 year old girl she'd been babysitting for who had got hold of her sketchbook with her crayons. lol.

Answer 9

I agree with you! Gosh some of the latest 'art' is so weird - and literally, it can be garbage! (haha seriously, I saw this one piece made out of garbage!)

Answer 10

Look further, you will find some very well done with a message, and beautiful.