Beauty is something so debatable, what is beauty for you can be disgusting for me or vice-versa. We always linked beauty with good but that is not necessary truthful. Sometimes a piece of art gets attention because the artist is popular but that not means that the artwork is special at all. Other times the artist has the right connections to make his/her exhibition possible but might not be talented at all. While in some cases extravagant art pieces are not acknowledge because they are too polemic for the typical audience. An artwork can be horrible but if it makes the viewer think or cause awareness about something specific, the art piece complete its duty.
I attend a world press photo winners exhibition in Quito and some of the photos were really impacting for its cruelness. The stories associated with these photos were so powerful that I believe that was one of the reasons that make me want to pursuit a documentary photographer career. Good art have to send a message, it does not matter if is beautiful or not. It is hard to break the rules but sometimes the artist have to stand up, separate from the system and create a new movement in order to have a space to present their art and ideas. The old art market might be settle to an antique point of view, leaving new galleries or art institutions as the only valid opportunity for emerging artists to present their work.
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