To be labelled a ‘Work of Art’, a painting, sculpture or other art form should display certain qualities that are unique. However, over the past century there has been a decline in the quality of prize-winning artwork and it is now possible for quite ordinary pieces of art to be labelled ‘masterpieces ’ whilst true works of art pass unnoticed. Do you agree or disagree?

There has been a

change

in the expectation of every possible creature living on the Earth. Amongst them, there is

also

the presence of the lovers of

Art

.

Since

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For

the past ten decades, there has been a shift in the preferences of the lovers of

Art

. It may,

however

, be

also

a possibility that there is

dearth

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a dearth

of ‘True Lovers’ of the

art

in the current era. Whatever may be the case, it is the

art

which is always at the receiving end and has, to a large extent, lost its renowned charm. A

work

of

art

is a masterpiece which gets conceived in the mind of an intellectual who ultimately gives birth to it on a canvas. For an artist (read any artist), his/her child (read piece of

art

) is

more dearer

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dearer

more dear

than

the fine

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the finest

opals, more precious than the Emeralds!

However

, from amongst numerous

such

pieces of artwork there are very few, lucky pieces, which outshines/eclipses other

art

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

artwork

work

due to their sheer uniqueness,

adorability

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durability

durable

,

attractiveness

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attractive

and eye catching features, to name a few. In the yesteryears, there used to be a very negligible number of

such

masterpieces. With the wind of the

change

, which engulfed the whole

society including

Accept comma addition

society, including

the intellectuals and their subjects, there has been a tremendous shifting of expectations, preferences, requirements and ‘true love’ towards the

work

of

art

. It is due to

this

change

which has happened due to more materialistic needs that the population of

art

lovers and the quality of

art

work

has greatly declined. The direct, and unfortunate,

effect

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the effect

of

such

a

change

has influenced the quality of

art

work

negatively. Due to the paucity of

art

lovers and their genuine and matured followers, it has become a possibility for even a substandard piece of

art

to be categorized as a ‘masterpiece’, whereas the true works of arts remain a mute spectator. In a recent article published in the ‘

Art

and Culture’ section of a leading fortnight magazine, there has been a full article dedicated in memory of the maestro of

art

work

, the Late Mr. ABC. It was unfortunate to learn that the maestro had to spend his

last

few years in misery.

This

in spite of the fact, that the said maestro was a well known international figure in the era of

1950s

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the 1950s

in the field of arts, particularly the painting. It can safely and with relevant evidences concluded that the kind of intellectual pieces in respect of

art

which are

labeled

bearing or marked with a label or tag

labelled

as masterpieces in the current era stands nowhere in comparison and contrast to the real masterpieces of

art

which were produced over the past hundred odd years.