When tech came along it replaced what made Art necessary. Because of that Art changed from a special craft which takes many years to hone a skill, and it went from its importance being the physical subject to its importance being the artist. It lost meaning and was therefore hijacked by those willing to use it as a vehicle for other things like money laundering, and others.
More info, specifically I am talking about paintings, the purpose used to be capturing reality but then we learned how to take photos. So painting lost a lot of significance from something that could take an upwards of 30 years, to something that could be captured instantly
More info, specifically I am talking about paintings, the purpose used to be capturing reality but then we learned how to take photos. So painting lost a lot of significance from something that could take an upwards of 30 years, to something that could be captured instantly