Whatever happened to good art around here? Where people are trying to create something new and exciting instead of something that looks good. Whatever happened to people putting thier emotion in art in a way that encompasses good art techniques not just a crappy half ass digital production. All I see are people fallowing trends. Pop art is so popular now, pictures of poor ethnic kids, glam photos all taken in the same way, cute sexy anime figures. And what the hell is up with fan art....don't get me started on that. Does anyone actually think about what art means anymore? What it means to them to others, like instead of an illusion of nature or some easily conceived part of reality, does anyone think about how things are manifested, how it makes people feel, expressing basic concepts such as repetition, tension, symbolism, lines, color or composition? What ever happened to traditional art? I see so much crappy art on this website, and if it is good it is just another variation of what is popular or trendy. I am not claiming myself exempt from this all, but that is in part why I have stopped creating art for a while, until I can conceive of something worthy something that is not just easy for me to bust out like a pretty face or an emotionally charged scene of some sort. People here may be talented or able to draw what they want or see, but I don't see anyone exploring, doing new things, or thinking about things that are really important in art. Like concepts and communication. I have been taking this modern art class that is way to hard, but it has really opened my eyes to thinking about art in new ways, thinking about what it represents, how I want people to feel instead of making something that looks good or cool. Thinking about the form, the negative space, almost like it is an entity of itself. It is hard to explain. But I feel as though art is in a way dying, people don't learn about it as much as I should. You have to know the rules before you can break them. That is, people should know the techniques, other influential artists, art history, art concepts and art theory. Art is more than something that you can put down on paper and I think if people are serious about it then they should have the entire experience and embrace the field as a whole, even if they dont like some of it. Otherwise your just ignorant. I am ashamed of myself for my previous views and perception of art, I feel like I still have a long way to go, but that my eyes have been opened. And because of that I am more disappointed in what I see around me. Although, remember, if this pisses anyone off, it is all in my own opinion. I just felt like ranting about it, but if people disagree with me I respect that. Its all relative and subjective.