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With the sheer amount of art that's becoming more and more available in the world, is there a danger to having everything available at your fingertips? Will we lose sense of what is bad, good, better and best art? [link]

24%
22,136 deviants said Yes
34%
31,695 deviants said No
41%
38,147 deviants said Maybe


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:iconandroid-alpha:
What? This poll is stupid. I live in this island were we barely have anything at all compared to the states. So I'd rather have everything available at my fingertips instead of nothing at all.
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:iconkatsa2009:
~Katsa2009 Sep 23, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I think that a greater exposure to art lends to a greater appreciation of it. Isolated, we cannot fully grasp the potential of what art is and can be. But in a time where you can browse thousands of art pieces across hundreds of genres at the click of a mouse- the gears begin to turn, the eyes begin to open, and the mind begins to learn that there really is no limit to what art can become.
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:iconlunamomoko:
~lunamomoko Sep 20, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I don't feel like the amount of availability will change anyone's perception on art.
The thing I'm worried about is plagerism and stealing.
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:iconcsthruh2o:
No:no:
Thats RETARDED:iconretardplz:
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:iconagx-stormireaper:
~AGX-StormIReaper Sep 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Yes because about 80% of the world is sick, cruel, and twisted in the head and will ruin everything.....
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:iconsheyssa:
Every epoch has it`s own kind ow artistic sense, and every human has his/her own subjective view of art. In my opinion, there is no universal type of best or worth art since we all have different opinions. It`s the same with food, music, politics and every other subject which has to do with personal choice.
Yes, right now we are getting more and more ways to see, watch, listen and touch a broad selection of pieces of art, but as long as every one has his/her own point of view and opinion there is no way we will lose that sense of what is worth admiration or not.

And here two other points which I`d like to give my opinion:

1. A public opinion about a piece of art doesn`t always pictures the opinion of every person who has seen it. It happens that some people agree with other points of view only because of the fear to get rejected by others, but still they do have their own opinion although they don`t show it.
And this - in my opinion- is linked to how industry tries to influence what kind of music or any other type of art the masses should like. Right now some say that industry will cause the fall of our sense of what is good and what is bad, but this has always be the case. There are always been groups of people and organizations who tried to control what the masses should love or hate. In the Middle Age or in previous ages there where kings, emperors, religious groups or simply people whit power who tried to do so. Even now, this is the case in our every day lives. There were, is and will always be people trying to make their view accepted and acknowledged by every one else around them. (Or just try to make everything "mainstream" in order to achieve an easier way of selling more products for greater profit.)
But why does humanity still argue about what is worth of our attention? Why haven`t we long ago just chosen one general point of view? Because having different opinions is human, natural. And so I believe that even if on the surface it may seem like we are losing our sense of good taste this isn`t the case, it is just that every generation develops its own sense of good taste and so logically what we grew up thinking as good will not be evaluated the same way by the newer generations. And what younger people think of good will probably not fit in the definition of good of the older generations.

2. Beauty is a word we use, but which has for every single person it`s own definition.
Beauty can not be limited to only a few criteria, since what is ugly to one person isn`t for someone else. So, I say that arguing about beauty is quite futile since it is one of those word which definition will always change.
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~d1v1de-by-zer0 Sep 7, 2012  Student General Artist
See there's that whole High School art class view of the art world. I mean any teacher in high school would tell you anime/manga are bad art yet it has an enormous fanbase and generates some very unique and awe inspiring pieces. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Its all subjective. The only danger I can see of having such easy access to art online is the possibility of plagiarism, taking another artist's work and labeling it as your own.
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:iconishtartheunstoppable:
Any self contained group can decide for itself what is good, better and best art. That does not mean that every individual will agree with that assessment but if enough individuals in a group subjectively believe a specific work of art or specific style is 'best' then history will remember that objectively.
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:iconkelaydinov:
*kelaydinov Sep 6, 2012   Digital Artist
Lose sense.. no. Other things will happen though. If by "our" we understand the collective notion represented by group of people, then by definition adding more people to that group (available art = more people watching) would shift the values of what is "good" and what "bad" art. Add more children under the age of 7 to that group, and then the art mostly viewed will likely be - highly saturated, colorful images (the so called cartoon network style).
Will the sheer amount of art out there change my personal preferences? No, I will just have more on my plate.
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=SaintOfTheDragons Aug 26, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I think it's very likely, what with all "what's cool", "what's new" and whatnot. The masses will decide, mortals.
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