It's actually a reversal of previous eras where people didn't want "beautiful" but wanted to ape the classics. Today originality is seen as a boon, but for a l

It's actually a reversal of previous eras where people didn't want "beautiful" but wanted to ape the classics. Today originality is seen as a boon, but for a long time you were only seen as a true master if first you could replicate old works.