Art, frozen...
Intellectualism and art is like coffee and cream. Philosophy, rebellion against social and political norms, the development of new critical thinking that evolves out of life in a fast-paced life and lightning-speed growing technological developments... This is all happening at once. Pair this with a global population doubled in 20yrs, and this makes for a LOT of voices, differing opinions, and educational backgrounds in a myriad of now industrialized countries.
What is the impact of the slew of this immense global change to fine art and artists?
As much as I believe many would wish it to be, time cannot stand still. We can't measure the value and aesthetics the same way as we did even 20 years ago - and those that do, imo, have their heads stuck in the sand. It's very comfortable to be an expert on a subject, or at least know the functioning and mechanics of an intellectual expression - but to deny that the expression lives only during the period out of which it was born, and transforms into another expression the minute that period is no longer in vogue, is sheer delusion. And worse, the delusion is born from the fear of needing to learn and change according to the demands of the new period - when these exact actions, thoughts and reactions to a new period, are EXACTLY what inspires artists to create, and art movements to develop. When you refuse to be creatively influenced by an honest view of the world surrounding you, you cease to be an artist. You embody creative death, and worse still is if, with your extensive experience, you teach others an archaic and stillwater philosophy of art - one that has no way to go forward in time except to hold delusional pride in being extremely knowledgeable on subjects that have no meaning today, and can only live in the past. This is the misstep of academia in fine art, and this is what the next generation of artists must destroy and build a new movement over: the problem of art philosophies frozen in time.
AEREBB
Intellectualism and art is like coffee and cream. Philosophy, rebellion against social and political norms, the development of new critical thinking that evolves out of life in a fast-paced life and lightning-speed growing technological developments... This is all happening at once. Pair this with a global population doubled in 20yrs, and this makes for a LOT of voices, differing opinions, and educational backgrounds in a myriad of now industrialized countries.
What is the impact of the slew of this immense global change to fine art and artists?
As much as I believe many would wish it to be, time cannot stand still. We can't measure the value and aesthetics the same way as we did even 20 years ago - and those that do, imo, have their heads stuck in the sand. It's very comfortable to be an expert on a subject, or at least know the functioning and mechanics of an intellectual expression - but to deny that the expression lives only during the period out of which it was born, and transforms into another expression the minute that period is no longer in vogue, is sheer delusion. And worse, the delusion is born from the fear of needing to learn and change according to the demands of the new period - when these exact actions, thoughts and reactions to a new period, are EXACTLY what inspires artists to create, and art movements to develop. When you refuse to be creatively influenced by an honest view of the world surrounding you, you cease to be an artist. You embody creative death, and worse still is if, with your extensive experience, you teach others an archaic and stillwater philosophy of art - one that has no way to go forward in time except to hold delusional pride in being extremely knowledgeable on subjects that have no meaning today, and can only live in the past. This is the misstep of academia in fine art, and this is what the next generation of artists must destroy and build a new movement over: the problem of art philosophies frozen in time.
AEREBB
