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?

A ‘Work of

Art

’ is a label tagged on paintings, sculptures or other

artwork

that displays unique properties.

However

, due to a drop in the

quality

of prizewinning

art

, normal pieces of

art

are labelled ‘masterpieces’ while true

art

is left buried. In

this

essay, I will discuss the reasons why I agree with

this

statement.

Firstly

, a change in the taste of people towards

artwork

can be observed. Recently, abstract arts have become a favourable form of

arts

Suggestion

the arts

for many people. The more abstract the drawings are, the more it is regarded as a good piece of

art

.

Hence

, drawings created that are simpler and the simplicity of drawings seems to make them similar to one another. As most drawings are similar,

this

also

changes the standard of masterpieces and

therefore

, lowers the

quality

of

art

that is

considered as a ‘masterpiece’. 

In addition

, the fame of certain artists redefines the term ‘masterpiece’.

For example

, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, are well-known brands that have their products sold at a ridiculously high price and

this

gradually has become a symbol of being rich.

However

, thinking deeply, the functions of their bags are actually the same as those that you can have for only £10 inner-city market. The only difference between them is actually just the brand name.

This

is just the same with

art

-if the person who has drawn a very normal piece of

art

is a famous artist, it will

then

be qualified as a masterpiece, due to the fame if the artist.

Therefore

, even very normal

artwork

can be rewarded with our prize, which is the reason why the

quality

of prizewinning

art

has declined. In conclusion, a change in the taste of

art

amongst people nowadays and the fame of artists can be possible reasons leading to the decline of the

quality

of masterpieces, . Not only because they redefine what we know about a masterpiece over the years, but because they

also

change the taste of people towards

art

.

Therefore

, for these two reasons, I strongly agree that a drop in the

quality

of ‘masterpieces’ has caused the death of true

artwork

.