The Art of Life

Modern Art is Similar to Vulgar or to a Deep Meaning? Once upon a time, while discussing the modern art, my teacher had told me that any fool can make the same works as modern artists do. Indeed, we often have to listen that the works of 21 st century are vulgar and even raunch. Thus, the question that I have chosen to speculate about is: are the masterpieces of contemporary artists really such as described above or they hide a very deep meaning that could be interesting to think about? Let us see all the pros and cons. To start with, there is the opinion that there are a lot of modern works that are made ‘easily, without much effort’; therefore, they cannot be called the works of Art. For example, the installation by Glenn Ligon which is called “Negro Sunshine”, is made of cambered shining wire, hanging on a white wall – nothing special. Moreover, such people claim that the most of modern works are unaesthetic, especially in comparison with the masterpieces of 19 th cent...

Should Celebrities Be Allowed to Keep Their Lives Private? Recently I have read an article written by a Justin Bieber’s fan, where she was complaining about him and his rude reaction on her friendly request to snap a selfie.   This story made me think about celebrities and their rights. Are they allowed to keep their private lives without the invention of fans and media? Or their choice of profession implies a permanent attention? Let us weigh all the pros and cons and decide whether they are to have their private lives, or they must just deal with the “occupational hazard”. On the first hand, speaking about the profession chosen by celebrities, we cannot deny the fact that being a “star” means being popular and under discussion. This is a huge business which makes a great deal of money. Then, being followed by the media is the best way for PR. For instance, Olga Buzova has become popular only with the help of the mass media and people who published photos with her. ...