I came across an interesting article today in the guardian about artist Damien Hirst, who has recently admitted he would not be on the concept beats craft side if he was initially talented enough to be a good painter. I find it quite amusing that Hirst has made a good living out of making pieces of conceptual 'modern art' that he agree's shouldn't really be classed as 'real art' at all. I do agree that preserving a dead animal in a display box shouldnt really be classed as great art because it doesnt really involve any true talent, despite whatever "concept" Hirst has put behind the pieces of this kind. I think that alot of "modern art" these days is a bit of a charade but on the other hand I think the honest talent of the 'old master' painters has been lost in the modern day. It is a shame though that he really wants his work to be compared with the great painters of the past but he is just simply not very good at painting! I think he probably should have kept this fact to himself however, because since Hirst is never going to be the great painter he desires to be he has gained all his money and recognition through what he is now claiming to be a mere replacement for art he simply isnt talented enough to produce!
here's the link to the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2009/oct/26/damien-hirst-modern-art
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