Talentless Generation

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True talent is dead. Unlike our ¬founding fathers in the Renaissance Fair period, art today is nothing but painting a rock purple and calling it art (Vindicated). Artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raffaello Sanzio were considered masters of the art. They produced such exquisite paintings that would take them an eternity with just a simple paint brush and the detail that goes with it is just breathtaking. Today, a painting would take a measly day or two with minimum detail and not a whole lot of care. How long did the Mona Lisa take? Considering that Leonardo da Vinci hasn’t technically finished it, seven years. How long does it take to create/recreate pop art? Few measly hours. Modern art does not require talent because of technological advances such as software programs, website, and lack of originality.

Society labels this generation as the “Internet Generation,” so it is quite fitting that every single thing we do requires technology. Watch the kids? There is an app for that. It seems like everything we do is in either on the computer and/or smartphone. With technological advances, there are so many ways to manipulate artworks. Photoshop is one of the most well-known photo manipulation software out there. It allows the ‘artist’ to easily create ‘art’. With tools such as the blend tool, eraser tool, layer mask, etc. it has never been easier to fake art. Modern art is just based on how much knowledge the ‘artist’ has on software programs such as Photoshop. People may argue that using Photoshop does require talent and a whole lot of time. Yes, it does take up several hours and yes it does require some extent of talent. However, it does not even compare to the time and talent that true artists like Michelangelo...

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