I guess you have a point, people in the modern world have become more self-centered and isolated from each other. But I can not accept the fact that we have lost interest in each other and the people around mostly just annoying. We're still good friends, love, help each other, have fun, feel sad, get in fights, etc. - Just like hundreds and even thousands of years ago. All this can not but cause concern. Changed circumstances of life, "scenery", but most of the people internally are the same. The continued interest of people in the old and even ancient subjects of literature, poetry, painting, confirms this. For example, many online enthusiasts collect collections on different subjects. I myself am not a fan of collections and rarely check them, but the fact remains. Genre, narrative painting remains a matter of great interest. Just presented it, basically, is the old masters. What's the point? .. Clearly not in the audience, with their hand on such a request painting, I think, is obvious.
The point, apparently, to the artists themselves ... And here it seems to me, is not so much a social aspect, as some internal stages in the development of art. There is no doubt that modern art is very rich in talent. For example, I think, is very high now reached the level of landscape painting. The urban landscape, in particular. Moreover, contemporary artists have largely harder than their predecessors. Since Of course, every author with artistic ambitions (and ambition - it's good) want to create something new, which allowed him to be recognized among the predecessors and contemporaries. And this understandably becoming increasingly difficult.
But there is something, in my opinion, that was characteristic of the old masters, modern and almost lost. I would call it
Research approach to reality, and especially to the people and to life in general. The old master is not just portrayed a person (or a scene with people), he studied it, trying to understand the coverage, "to get into the soul" if you will. Contemporary artists is apparently of little interest. At some point the painting was fascinated by the purely aesthetic side of reality, its artistic processing, and the creation of some of his own aesthetic worlds. Man as such, the drama of life itself ceased to be of interest to her. Roughly speaking, the painting carried away by itself. A kind of narcissism, but I do not mean in a bad way. It was natural, and even useful, and very much to the outstanding was created, of course. It can not be denied.
But in the end, in my opinion, artists almost forgotten how to portray people and almost forgotten how to portray their lives and live scenes (with rare exceptions). Under the "unlearned" I do not mean the technique. Just technology now at the highest level. It is clear that many contemporary artists can copy so ter Borch or Makovsky, not every expert recognizes a copy. Unlearned, I've actually find inspiration in the surrounding life, people see this poetics - something not recognized in this sense for the arts. It is a pity, because without this painting becomes boring ...
Finally, turning so to speak, from the general to the particular, do not agree that it is impossible to portray a banker at a reception at the dentist. In my opinion, a reception at the dentist (as well as from an otolaryngologist, a dermatologist and other specialists) - a very interesting topic for expression in painting. The same applies to the secretary of the computer. I quite frankly refuse to understand why such flowers, trees or fish on the table capable of one hundred millionth time serve as a worthy subject for a picture, and the secretary of the computer - no. It's worse fish? .. In general, for that matter, office life - with its boredom or rush jobs, delays, late, conflicts, flirtations, etc. - Is able to give the artist a lot of interesting subjects and themes for the image. Of course, the life of the office is not as racy looks like steel plant life, but the lives of the majority of people living in it, too, has its own drama, sometimes comedy, and for some people even a tragedy - in short, its unique poetics, it is worthy of an artist's brush . You just need to be able to catch it, you need talent. "And you could play a nocturne on a drainpipe flute?"
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But it's indifference puts an end to the genre in its classical form. Should I grieve because of this?
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You are right, indifference - keyword. And grieve definitely worth it. However, I would put a cross in no hurry. I think in the next few years we can expect a new golden age "genre." And heyday really powerful.