sHoCk AnD hOrRor!!!

"El Aquelarre" by Francisco Goya

      During the second episode of "This is Modern Art," the most horrific art to me was the art made right here in America because some of them had kind of a psychoish vibe to them. I believe that these artists intentionally chose shocking and horrific subjects to try and give their audiences a look through their eyes. In general, most people have the idea in their head that art has to be beautiful, abstract, or pleasing to the eye, but that is not the case with the these horror artists. They want to people to see that art can also be shocking and horrible as well, and while that may be a shock for some, sometimes what's even more shocking is that some of this art shows the true realities of this world. This almost seems very hypocritical since it is sometimes the truth because people try not to see the truth and try to live in their own close-minded world. Over time, however, once the skepticism and artist have faded away from peoples' minds, then do they tend to see the art through new eyes to try and gain meaning rather than passively glancing for a second then looking away. Once enough people have accepted it as art, then maybe comes the public funding to show it off in art galleries. These works of art are probably seen as offensive because the viewers have not learned to see from the artists perspective of it rather than their own, nevertheless it is still art and I believe that it should not be denied being shown just because one person doesn't like it. It should have the right to be shown to others so they can formulate their own opinions about it from their perspectives and not from the few others before.