I used to do a fair bit of drawing and painting, but I really haven't done much art in recent years.
Oh that's really cool. I love looking at art! I've been to a local art museum and it was beautiful.
I also like art. I worry about a lot of artists these days though... I see a real lack of technial skill because of a lack of objective standards in art schools.
Yes, I think these days, people will consider anything "art" and that's just not the way it used to be.
There has been an erosion of focus on actual skills of illustration and painting. So much of new art is focused on the message but forgets to focus on the quality.
Wow, you literally took the thoughts out of my head! I wonder how art will be in the future, considering how it is now?
History of painting
The history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts from pre-historic humans, and spans all cultures. It represents a continuous, though periodically disrupted, tradition from Antiquity. Across cultures, and spanning continents and millennia, the history of painting is an ongoing river of creativity, that continues into the 21st century. Until the early 20th century it relied primarily on representational, religious and classical motifs, after which time more purely abstract and conceptual approaches gained favor.
Developments in Eastern painting historically parallel
musicians and musical metaphors, inspired by street art and Cuban music. His visual style involves "soulful" line-based abstractions against bold flat color backgrounds.
The obvious example in terms of art is the recent example of Shepard Fairey. But I think the cool thing about art, especially if you do public art - and I've done a lot of murals growing up and stuff like that - is that it really is one of the most democratic ways to deliver a message. So whether it's with voting or