I found the discussion on art really interesting. I have thought about this too. I think there is also a part that art pre-20th century was the best they could do for realism. We have photos, video, even some holograms, that can capture reality so remembering an event or person is much much easier now.
I found the discussion on art really interesting. I have thought about this too. I think there is also a part that art pre-20th century was the best they could do for realism. We have photos, video, even some holograms, that can capture reality so remembering an event or person is much much easier now.
I think art has more become practical, but I think it's still as it ever was. There's a lot of focus on what buildings look like. And prominent figures like a president or speaker get a portrait, but mainly as tradition. We have realism all around us, so the public art seems to cater to the abstract.
With Queen Elizabeth's death, I didn't realize how much work was done in Westminster Abbey. There is a series of statues of 20th century martyrs on the church and MLK Jr is one of them. So the old form of art is still around us, we almost become numb to it, so the abstract may be what keeps our attention.
I found the discussion on art really interesting. I have thought about this too. I think there is also a part that art pre-20th century was the best they could do for realism. We have photos, video, even some holograms, that can capture reality so remembering an event or person is much much easier now.
I think art has more become practical, but I think it's still as it ever was. There's a lot of focus on what buildings look like. And prominent figures like a president or speaker get a portrait, but mainly as tradition. We have realism all around us, so the public art seems to cater to the abstract.
With Queen Elizabeth's death, I didn't realize how much work was done in Westminster Abbey. There is a series of statues of 20th century martyrs on the church and MLK Jr is one of them. So the old form of art is still around us, we almost become numb to it, so the abstract may be what keeps our attention.