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?

These days, according to some, true works of

art

are not given their due respect, whereas quite ordinary pieces of

work

are promoted as masterpieces. I agree with

this

observation as some of the talented contemporary artists are not getting the much deserved recognition for their effort.

Firstly

, in the current scenario, the importance is not given to the actual

work

of

art

,

however

the person who created that

work

is what matters. If an

art

is conceived and produced by a celebrity, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, not only everyone starts praising it, but

also

willing to spend an absurd amount of money to buy that

art

.

For instance

, a painting created by the daughter of a political leader in India sold for 2 million pounds even though that person was not well known for her trade. Just because someone wanted to get into the good books of the political leader, they promoted that

art

shamelessly.

Secondly

, the artists who produce Masterclass

work

are not promoted or appreciate enough by the government or by the boards that are meant to develop and protect different forms of

art

.

This

is due to lack of resources and the government should allocate enough budget to identify good panel members, so that they could spend their full-energy to identify talents, without bothering about finding ways to make their ends meet.

For example

, in the days of monarchs, the Tamil kings supported the development of

art

in their rule and it could be evident from the rich Tamil literature and

art

forms that we could see now. To conclude, only influential people are getting credit for their task. People who produce Masterclass effort would start getting their due accolade only when the government and boards get their act together to identify and promote the true masters of

art

and literature.