with the move from classical to modernist and post modern art, what matters is no longer the final object, the result, but rather the process. for example the work of jackson pollack: splattered paint on a canvas is not riveting, it’s not monumental, it’s not even the point. the man was an abusive, raging alcoholic. with his work you are not looking at a thing of beauty, but rather the remainder of an event, the aftermath of something cathartic and pivotal.
that painting is just the ash of something that once burned brightly.