Disclaimer: Despite the title and my tone, I do not dislike all Contemporary Art. Some Contemporary artists work very hard on their craft and they deserve much more props than they get. I am not trying to generalize all Contemporary Art, but I see some unsavory trends in this era of art that I want to address.

Now, excuse my language, but I fucking hate Contemporary Art. Art is supposed to produce a strong emotional power, connecting people from all different backgrounds to admire the piece’s beauty and complexity. Instead of stirring some kind of deep emotion within me, Contemporary Art just makes me feel dumb. For example, look up “Work No. 227” by Martin Creed. The exhibit is just an empty room with a light turning off and on every 5 seconds. Or how about “Painting on White Background for the Cell of a Recluse.” by Joan Miró, which is a blank canvas with only squiggly black line drawn across it. And finally to top it off we have Terrence Koh’s installation of his own gilded shit. That’s it, it’s just his turd covered in gold. I see Contemporary Art enthusiasts passionately explain the meaning of all these pieces, but from my point of view I just see lack of effort. There are Modern/Contemporary artists that use unconventional methods but still come up with absolutely gorgeous pieces that have an ethereal touch, like Van Gogh or Monet pieces. With particular Modern/Contemporary artists, there was some sort of effort. But now, to make an art piece, you just gotta find some idiot to cover your feces in gold. This lack of effort that a lot of Contemporary art just shits (pun intended) on the vanguards of Modern Art, for the sake of being “deep”or “subjective”. I don’t know if it’s my sensor nature preventing me from seeing the deeper nature of these pieces, but I think even an intuitive can see some of these artworks for the scams they are. They probably aren’t made with some deeper meaning in mind, and even if they are, it’s being obscured by how horrible the art is. What do you guys think?

Sidenote: Later on in the paragraph I kinda mash up the Modern Art period and the Contemporary Art period. Modern Art Era spans from 1860-1960, while Contemporary Art Era is currently “present day”. While they are distinct from each other, they are relatively close together, that’s why I grouped them together.