What amazes me is what the old masters all achieved without any modern technology. I'm not one of those people that thinks that contemporary art is all worthless, but being an amateur student of the old masters of painting, it really makes a lot of contemporary art leave something to be desired because it doesn't show this level of sensuousness, or this sense that the work is founded on a strong sense of knowledge and ability to create a satisfying aesthetic. Which is weird because its not as if the tools aren't there. All the tools to communicate effectively that you could want have been around for centuries, yet for various reason I am always wondering about, people don't use them.
Elyssian on February 16th, 2018 at 20:06 UTC »
This is "The Rape of Proserpina" by Bernini https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Proserpina
polynomials on February 16th, 2018 at 21:18 UTC »
What amazes me is what the old masters all achieved without any modern technology. I'm not one of those people that thinks that contemporary art is all worthless, but being an amateur student of the old masters of painting, it really makes a lot of contemporary art leave something to be desired because it doesn't show this level of sensuousness, or this sense that the work is founded on a strong sense of knowledge and ability to create a satisfying aesthetic. Which is weird because its not as if the tools aren't there. All the tools to communicate effectively that you could want have been around for centuries, yet for various reason I am always wondering about, people don't use them.
MissionFever on February 16th, 2018 at 21:55 UTC »
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was 23 years old when he completed this.