Re-reading the classics

>>3021079
The classics fill me with envy, therefore I don't like them.

>>3021079
My theory is that all art movements past the standardization of the camera are all rebellions against the thought of being replaced by the camera.

That man can't be replaced by machine. A rebellion that people are steadily giving up on as the culture of hopelessness reaches all-time highs, everything is steadily automated and all purpose and place in society - down to the arts - is lethargically thrown to the winds. The rise of the photobasher.

Anyway most artists pre-camera were glorified cameras, and quite good at it.

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The last wave of classicist subjects was probably in 1920... We've seen a revival of classicist technique since then, but it hasn't been nearly as successful.

>>3021838
*the 1920's... Picasso's Italian phase deserves to mentioned in that respect. It's not great but it's still far better than the Blue Period.

It is a vague question because individual understanding of what classical means varies so differently, in literature, and more specially in art. I don't think that reading classical authors to interpret them by our own modern vision will lead to any better understanding. It is better to be familiar with the classical topoi and poetics. It's complete, relatable, and rich enough.