What is the difference between ancient art and modern/contemporary art?
You need to take a "long" view on art. The way art has developed from the ancient to more modern times is astounding, but I feel people may be putting a "value" on art based on how they feel about the way people in olden times were able to portrait things, e.g. "lack of" perspective, anatomical dimension, reality being "far off", lack of expression etc. I really don’t agree with this way of looking at art. Today’s art is at least no better or worse than the art of previous centuries. I find that today’s art has become in some ways quite presumptious, wanting to prove something but being stuck in some weird symbolism that is not quite understandable by a lot of people.
Art has to be acceptable for many, and this is mostly about a "feeling": i.e. I love this painting / sculpture/ whatever,because it makes me happy, sad, it reminds me of something I care about etc. and I want to see it around me to remind me of that feeling.
Art should not be about investment and value, especially not if this is given in by some fashion which may not survive our times.
Toshiba Docking Station
pink bunny costume
genie in the lamp costume
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
In ancient are I guess you counld say that it was more formal and in modern art it’s more "out there" and takes things to a whole new level and pushes the boundaries more. In the ancient art people must have been afraid to push the limits and people aren’t afraid now.
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
1. they made that stuff a long time ago.
2. They didn’t have perspective or depth in ancient art. I think they started thinking and drawing in 3D around the italian renaisance with architectural design and depth in paintings.
3. Things have also become more realistic looking… usualy.
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February 9th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
You need to take a "long" view on art. The way art has developed from the ancient to more modern times is astounding, but I feel people may be putting a "value" on art based on how they feel about the way people in olden times were able to portrait things, e.g. "lack of" perspective, anatomical dimension, reality being "far off", lack of expression etc. I really don’t agree with this way of looking at art. Today’s art is at least no better or worse than the art of previous centuries. I find that today’s art has become in some ways quite presumptious, wanting to prove something but being stuck in some weird symbolism that is not quite understandable by a lot of people.
Art has to be acceptable for many, and this is mostly about a "feeling": i.e. I love this painting / sculpture/ whatever,because it makes me happy, sad, it reminds me of something I care about etc. and I want to see it around me to remind me of that feeling.
Art should not be about investment and value, especially not if this is given in by some fashion which may not survive our times.
References :