[a fool in paradise]

“Modern art” was created to be ANTI-art. Anti-art has now become the dominant art form of the 20th century.

Time for genuine art to return into view.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

“Modern art” was created to be ANTI-art. Anti-art has now become the dominant art form of the 20th century.

Modern art was created to show that art was more than just illustration, that color and form have their own aesthetics separate from any narrative subject.

The whole subject of this article points to why modern art developed. It says that the greatest painting ever was painted over 500 years ago. Modern art says "Okay, now what?"

[Ditter]

Absolutely! Read Thomas Wolf’s The Painted Word. He explains how modern art came about.

[wintertime]

It has. One of my favorite living painters is Steven Assael. I had the opportunity to meet him at one of his seminars. The photos on the Internet do not convey the richness of his painting techniques.
http://www.stevenassael.com/

I also admire the graphite drawings of Anthony Ryder.
http://www.theryderstudio.com/

This worth exploring. There are several wonderfully talented artists participating in their competitions.
http://www.portraitsociety.org/

[1010RD]

It was consciously designed by communists to signify nothing. Look at any Picasso or the junk art every city buys.

[windsorknot]

Modern "art" is the naked emperor. It ain't art if even a monkey can do it.