Manufacturing Art

We all love art in different ways, we all are artists in different ways, anything can be art, it's up to you to determine what art is to you. Thats what I love about art, it's so open ended, and although I love art, there are many artistic things I don't really like. That's to be expected though of course, I can't like everything I see, but at least I can appreciate it. What frustrates me though is that in today's society, art seems to be dying. Whenever I say this people give me strange looks, but no, i truly believe art is dying at least in North America.

You see the problem is, it's being manufactured more and more as a means of pleasing an audience. T.V is the perfect example of this, along with movies, and music. Most forms of art entertain people, however, that isn't necessarily what they're created for. You're probably thinking "But Van, if t.v shows aren't meant to entertain, then what are they for?" Well, my answer to that is, yes they are meant to entertain, thats what they have evolved into, and we've lost touch with what art's true goal is.

I believe art isn't there so we can appreciate it, so we can love it or hate it. No, I don't believe art is there for US, but for the artist. See, when the first painting was painted, was meant to be shown in a gallery for thousands to see and enjoy? I don't believe so. I believe it was the artists attempting to express themselves emotionally, or capture a memory, and have it last by painting it. However, today, people will create art simply to draw an audience.

This saddens me, to see art being manufactured, manipulating what people like to convince them to enjoy what they've created. Many movies are simply to make money and draw a crowd, not a display of an artists work. Don't get me wrong, I believe art is great entertainment, but I believe there needs to be a balance between the entertaining and the emotions of it.

Music is horrible for this, studio bands that sing about all those cliche things that makes everyone think they have someone to relate to. In reality, it's simply some producer playing on the needs and wants of us. It's disgusting, and I hate it.

Sometimes, I wish i could just go to some empty forest and live there away from the bullshit in society. I write A LOT more, but why would I want to bore you guys to death even more?