>>3852783He is correct about the history of art and the shift that occurred was primarily due to demographic changes. There is also the fundamental shift in the function of art and how it served as a reflection of the culture of the times since its use as visual documentation became obsolete with the advent of photography. It also isn't a stretch to say that for every Monet there were at least 10 edgy unskilled Matisses that, instead of getting gud they whined about >muh academy and peddled their unskilled paintings to greedy art dealers who shipped them off to pleb nouveau riche as avant garde masterpieces.
