how did we go from the left to the right modern art is a cancer

I've seen a lot of renaissance sculpture and honestly the one on the right is more interesting to me at this point.

Like, the pursuit of realism has a concrete end in any given medium. Absurdist abstraction is limitless.

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I hear you but also what do you think of Picasso and his journey to the latter. Which, like many great contemporary artists (always rare) grinds painfully through the former.

The former displays mastery of skill and is inspiring + beautiful which should be what we optimize for 

Absurdist is inherently easier to create. It’s lowered the bar and helped mediocre talent get away with passing off neon-sharpie-feathers-macaroni-and-paste kindergartener level projects as pinnacle of art

I agree. However, I have a great appreciation for classical art and realism, although it’s so much a flex on an artist’s ability to render something so real looking to astonish viewers. Still though, it has its deep value to me, as creating something like a Mona Lisa or Statue of David is a high mark of achievement for an artist. Though, still limited to a point. Da Vinci cryptic genius he was, buried all kinds of messages in realistic paintings and so on. Despite this the human mind is so vast and receptive to so many concepts of art and creativity. I appreciate the craziness and the boundlessness of modern art. It stimulates my mind in very different and still yet profound ways.