You're totally wrong about the old beautiful art. I agree with you that a lot of art involves the naked human form. But, at the time when much of it was produced, it was considered profane or obscene. That is the reason that most European artists died poor. Our perception of obscene has changed because we stopped letting the Catholic church dictate our society's morality. One of the reasons much of the the great artwork we have today became popular is that the artists were pushing on the boundaries of their time.
I also agree that our art has devolved into depravity on many fronts. We have relaxed our morals enough that in order to shock, an artist has to go a lot farther to get a response.
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You're totally wrong about the old beautiful art. I agree with you that a lot of art involves the naked human form. But, at the time when much of it was produced, it was considered profane or obscene. That is the reason that most European artists died poor. Our perception of obscene has changed because we stopped letting the Catholic church dictate our society's morality. One of the reasons much of the the great artwork we have today became popular is that the artists were pushing on the boundaries of their time.
October 30, 2009 - 6:51amI also agree that our art has devolved into depravity on many fronts. We have relaxed our morals enough that in order to shock, an artist has to go a lot farther to get a response.
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