Michelangelo is probably turning in his grave at this absurdity!
This duct-taped banana artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan just sold at Sotheby’s auction for an incredible $6.24 million (USD).
The piece is simply an ordinary banana duct-taped to a plain white wall.
The fact that this ridiculous piece of “art” is highly acclaimed by museums and art “experts” just shows that in modern art the emperor has no clothes!
Modern art is not about mastery, talent, originality, or the genius which true masters of the past possessed. Anything, no matter how banal, offensive, or just utterly stupid, is now highly regarded and can generate millions of dollars in its perceived worth.
One of the few modern artists I actually like is Andy Warhol, who was a fellow Pittsburgher. 99% of modern art is absolute garbage. No imagination. No mastery. No talent. Art should be something which not just any person, with no training or understanding, can create.
The art industry is responsible for creating and sustaining these works of “art”. The art critics, art buyers, art galleries, art media, and art museums, are all complicit in this travesty.
I perceive little if any, value in modern “art”. I will continue to appreciate and be moved by the true masters of art from the past. My sister Vi is a fantastic artist!
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One response to “An Assessment of Modern Art”
As a struggling artist, I can honestly say that too many times, art is not based on talent. A good example of this is my college experience. A piece of artwork would not even be considered unless it was matted. A matt is extremely difficult to do on one’s own. For one piece of an 8×10 art, it cost $70.00! This shut out the artists who did not have a lot of money. I think that most of the students probably wondered why there were so few artists on campus. The poor students never had a chance.
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