Modern Art

When someone mentions the word "history," I don't think of wars or politics or Great Depressions. When I think about history, I think about one of the most important ways humans can communicate - art. I think about famous artists like Michelangelo, about memorable architecture and paintings and sculptures. It seems that cultures in the past found art to be of such great importance, and today their works are still renowned.

Of course, art still exists. To those who appreciate it, modern art is a big deal. But is it as big a deal as it used to be? I can't help but wonder which artworks, created recently, will remain iconic images hundreds of years into the future. Our society is so technologically-driven and has such a short attention span that I wonder if we will even care.

Of course, perhaps when Da Vinci was painting, no one suspected his legacy to last. Just like you sometimes can't tell which moments will remain in your memory, maybe it's hard to say which artworks will become classic. That's why I wanted to talk a bit about Deviantart.
Deviantart.com is an online art community whose members post thousands of potential masterpieces per day. Artists can upload traditional pieces, digital artworks, artisan crafts, poetry, short stories, photo manipulations, and virtually any other art form imaginary. Of course, they are not all high quality pieces - but many are breathtaking. The skill level some artists display is amazing- like, for example, this hyper-realistic acrylic painting by user Vijujako:


But Vijujako is just one of many extremely talented artists hosted on the site. Also, many of the works posted are created digitally in programs like Photoshop. This is why I would find it incredibly interesting to see which artworks and what medium will stand the test of time and be called upon hundreds of years from now to represent the culture of the 21st century.

You can visit Deviantart and see the art for yourself by going to http://www.deviantart.com.
Vijujako's painting can be viewed on its' original page here.

By Natalie Dallaire.