> Art became less and less about the sheer skill of reproducing a scene photographically. After all, a camera could now do that so well. That art was ever main

> Art became less and less about the sheer skill of reproducing a scene photographically. After all, a camera could now do that so well. That art was ever mainly about this reeks like a modernist* lie to justify their dismal works. Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog - is photorealism what made it good or famous? Is any random 100% photorealistic picture taken with a phone on a hiking trip therefore strictly better? *Or whatever the art movement is called where three vertical lines or a banana taped to a wall are considered grand achievements.