#modernart #abstract #picasso Been meaning to cover this topic for a long time. Did you know modern art was a CIA weapon? I covered it well in my second book, but here I detail a deeper dimension that is spiritual. Does modern, abstract and conceptual art even verge at times on the demonic? Tell me what you think. Art and aesthetics reflect the spirit and soul of a culture and civilization.
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There is perhaps more nonsense written about art than any other subject, and I do not want to add to it, however, I do feel compelled to comment. I do not know who said it, but somebody did: “Art is the flower of civilization”. That is true I believe. And it is true that art reflects the soul or spirit of a culture or an individual within culture. This applies across all the arts. But art can be many things besides.
As far as Picasso goes there is a huge body of work, and some of it is very good and meaningful. I could have a detailed discussion about this but it would take hours. And it is certainly not the case that all abstract art is meaningless or negative either. Speaking as an artist I can only say that it is difficult creating good work. All thoughtful artists are aware of the power of images.
There is a lot of poor art out there and a lot of divisive art too. Sometimes artists simply want to shock, like a petulant child trying to shock with some some display or another. Sometimes artists wish to analyse using imagery. Sometimes artists wish to make social or political comment. Art can be merely decorative, and there’s nothing wrong with that really.
Personally speaking I dislike the art world. Making art is more interesting and compelling. As for the art market, it has become insane; perhaps it always was? Even in the eighteenth century the wealthy would collect art and display it for status, like some sort of rare stamp collection. These days art is seen as an investment by many. A lot of art is never seen, it’s in secure storage.
Why do people pay millions of dollars for something that they do not necessarily particularly wish to hang on the wall? It’s the dollar not the work. Surely it would be better to use that money to go out and feed some hungry kids? Although I suppose that the art market could be seen as relatively harmless compared to some other markets, weapons for example.
Where are my dollars?