The evolution of Art

>>2066711
It's still really impressive, honestly

Like damn, I wish I could make art like that

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>>2068108
Honestly, this.

It doesn't stop being impressive just because photographs exist, there's just no practical application

art was going to "degenerate" at some point or another merely from the ease at which oil based paint was available

think 2009 era /b/ when all of those cheap meme generator websites started popping up

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>>2066711

>>2068120
the practical application for fine art now, and modern art at that, is to launder money and have solid assets.

Also, images of paintings are never as grand and true, color and texture wise, as the actual works themselves.

>>2068280
>launder money
Any prosecutions, whistleblowing, investigative journalism at all?

>>2066711
>>2068233
Vanity of vanities says the preacher, Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!

>>2068295
High Russian criminals tend to purchase art and move to lavish houses in Israel to escape the law.

Italian criminals, urban drug dealers and especially hispanic druglords are well known to purchase art for the sake of having something fancy.