Modern art is now more concerned with the finesse of the product in terms of customer satisfaction than retaining the element of mysticism that a canvass of paints can cast on the mind.  Art today demands photorealism, not art per se.  Art is put under a scanner and read between the strokes.  It softens the different strokes from the palette of color to blend it into a coherent whole.  It transforms itself into photo-real image — one that takes you away from the painter’s gyre. 

Today, we have rapidly integrated traditional art practices with the technological adaptations.  In the process, somewhere we crucified art on the altar of e-images.  Art is seldom done for art’s sake today.  And most artists today view art as a profession, not a passion.  A good piece of art sells well, though it may be as unappealing to the true connoisseur.  Pieces of artwork drift through galleries around the globe.  These works of art pull the potential buyers, not art lovers.  And not all of these buyers are art connoisseurs.  However, each mistakenly believes, they are art-critics.  The burgeoning art world, of course, needs art criticism.  Art reviews are indispensable.  Therefore, critics of all hues give their comments, wise or otherwise.  And to avoid getting caught on the wrong end of the easel, the modern-day painters have found safe refuge in such e-excuses.  Wonder if Michael Angelo would have rectified Mona Lisa’s curve on her upper lip to a full blown smile if he would have had access to the Photoshop and the Illustrator?!   

Creativity has been a vital platform for all paintings.  They are expressive stabs at effectively depicting life in a natural realistic way.  Vincent Van Gogh's sunflowers have altered man’s perspective of art and life.  These flowers captivate the mind and leave the viewer astounded with its simplistic beauty.  The artist and their influence on the development of art get reflected through these paintings.  These Sunflowers have been duplicated many times by various artists down the ages — none matches the vivacity and intensity of Van Gogh's mastery over the humble paintbrush.  The photo-finish products created by digital artists today lacks the texture, there's no interpretation of the scene or the subtle translation into life, there's nothing missed out, nor is anything added to it, called imagination.  A painting has a little of the painter’s imagination embedded within the bold strokes.  The photo cannot capture this human element. 

The painters’ realization of the subject is more important then a photorealistic interpretation of the subject.  The loose brush strokes, the creation of mood or emotion in the paintings are what that endears the viewer to the work of art.  The two can relate — a good painting stirs old memory, emotions, or plain undefined feelings.  The present-day art critics misunderstand the universal power of true art and lead it to a tick-box culture of correctness which all artists should be wary of.  The vagaries of the art market do not always produce excellent art and therefore, the time once more calls for another art revolution — one that would bring back art, for art’s sake.

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