I’m not an art expert, but I’m interested in the subject. I’ve seen lots of great art and lots of terrible art, and discussed both with experts and non-experts alike. I’ve also read up on the history of art and looked at a lot of reproductions. It’s a fascinating subject, because it goes so deep.
The purpose of this blog is to share some of my thoughts about art, its history, and its current state. I’m trying to be objective; I’m not out to promote any particular artists or genres or styles. But one thing I will do here is make fun of bad art.
The amazing thing about art is how much it has changed. A thousand years ago, the canon of great painting was almost all religious. The most coveted work in the greatest palace might be a fresco of Christ’s last supper.
This had not always been true. For thousands of years before that, people created art to fit whatever aesthetic they thought best: Egyptian pyramids and Mesopotamian gardens and Roman mosaics and Chinese scrolls. The first great change, from the ancient world to Christianity, seems to have happened for political reasons, with the invention of a new kind of government that required an approach to art consistent with its ideals.
And now there is another change taking place, just as great as the first one. We are leaving behind the age of oil, or at least we are trying to do so; we are leaving behind the belief that our highest cultural goal is to amaze and entertain one another; we are leaving behind the idea that all art must be decorative; we are rediscovering beauty as something good in itself; we are beginning to think of art again as a way of learning about science, history, and philosophy; we are returning to an aesthetic more like that of ancient Greece or China—an aesthetic based on intellectual clarity rather than on
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This summer I visited the Tate Modern in London. It’s a large complex of galleries, covering many hundreds of years of art, and I was impressed by the breadth and depth of their collection. But what struck me most was the sheer number of people visiting every day.
It was obvious that many of them knew much more about art than I did (I’m not sure how to put this politely, but I’m not an expert on art), and yet they were still drawn to this building dedicated to works by those who had devoted their lives to understanding the world through images.
I believe that artists touch something fundamental in us–something we share with all living things. There is nothing more powerful than a painting or sculpture that speaks to us, that connects us with our world in a way we hadn’t imagined before.
I don’t mean to suggest that other occupations are unimportant; clearly there are many very important ones. But for thousands of years now people have been creating art, and it’s still one of the most popular things humans do together today.
The art world is a vast and complex network of galleries and artists, critics and collectors. It is a series of markets for artworks that range from the barely legal to the almost priceless. It has its own language, and its own rules.
It is also a place where people can make their dreams come true and change their lives. Some people live off their art without ever selling a work; others do so by selling millions of dollars worth of work per year. Some artists find great fame while they are still alive; others never achieve recognition during their lifetimes, but may later go down in history.
As you might expect, there is no single way to approach the art world. The best path for you depends on your interests, skills, personality, resources, and goals. It’s easy to get lost in this big network even when you know what’s going on. But it’s also possible to navigate your way to success in the art world if you know how to use this information effectively.
Art is generally defined as a form of expression that is primarily concerned with the creation of works which, from concepts, images, or emotions result in stimulation of the senses (the definition is from Wikipedia).
Our society values art as an aesthetic experience. However, not everyone has the same sense of beauty and this can lead to some controversy about what constitutes good art. For example, some people may believe that a piece of art has to be beautiful in order to be worth looking at. Others may believe that art does not have to be beautiful to be interesting.
The historical development of art was driven by religion and politics. Many artists were commissioned and paid by popes and kings to create pieces that glorified their reign and their faith. This was one way they were able to spread information about their beliefs or political agendas through art.
In addition, artists had no other media through which they could express themselves. Therefore, art served as a way for individuals to express ideas that might otherwise have gone unheard because of censorship laws or political pressure.
A more recent development in art is conceptual art which focuses on the idea behind a work rather than just its look. Some conceptual artists do not even consider their work as art because it is more “thought provoking” than visually stimulating.
