You're looking in the wrong places for 2025 art. There is a current artist that makes amazing statues with the sheer cloth look (Luo Li Rong), and Akiane is one of many modern painters that does amazing work. Some of her paintings look realistic. http://akiane.com/

Totally agree. It was actually saifedean (of course) who got me interested in architecture first. Once you know the basics you start seeing beauty (but also ugliness) everywhere. Fortunately there is still a lot of 19th century heritage left (at least in Europe) to adore. It starts to make you wonde...

Apeirokalia.

It's the fiat mind set isn't it? 🤔

Maybe it’s what happens when the weak are empowered. Everything turns into slop.

21th, eh?

Bumpkin. Count the hours of underpaid slave labour extracted by the guilds for pittence. The guilds were oppression and tax collectors for their lords. Learn some history.