Painting: The Lost Art?

I feel very strongly that there is an indifference to painting in today's society. In today's technology age, a high value is not placed on aesthetics such as painting. American society is drawn more to television programs and sporting events than to operas and art galleries.

Very few paintings or other works of art would garner massive publicity in today's society. The artwork would have to stimulate the mind in a negative way to receive any attention at all. It would have to spark a major controversy by being vulgar or politically incorrect in some other way to spark conversation about it. American society, in particular, is drawn to conflict as opposed to appreciating a work of art for its aesthetic brilliance.

Painting is nearly dead in toady's society. Most people view only music as an art form and place a high value on it. Painting is left to only school projects or murals on abandoned buildings. It is often overlooked and under......

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