#art, #opinion, Art and Evolution

According to the «experts»… oh my, those «experts»… there are proofs and evidence to declare that the «theory» of evolution is a reality, but… I am not convinced by either Darwin or Alfred Russel Wallace… Man, like art, is not a product of evolution.

«How? But what are you saying? Well, I’m going to tell you…»

First, I will tell you about humans, I mean, those who’ve not descended primates (only a lunatic would believe that). If someone wants to have simian ancestors, well, they can enjoy them and go visit them at the zoo. But it is absurd to think that we descend from monkeys. If that were the case, there would no longer be any monkeys because they would have all evolved into men and women. Yes, I know, it’s a somewhat frivolous argument, but it remains valid. Sometimes the simplest things are the truest. That we resemble each other in certain aspects or that we have similar organs that serve the same function, well, dogs, cats, ferrets, otters, lizards, and even fish also have them.

And what of art?

Art does not evolve because it has always been. From the first sketches, drawings, and paintings made in caves to the graffiti done by vandals on the walls of our cities, art is, has been, and will always be a fait accompli, let’s say a done deal.

That times and styles have changed, yes, no doubt. But that is not evolution, that is development. Until the era of the Impressionists, artists only painted what they were asked for. That is why many of the oldest artists did not consider themselves «artists» but rather artisan painters who fulfilled the commissions they were given.

Art changed according to the success of the searches/experiments/trial and errors made by artists who became pioneers and avant-gardists. But until that precise moment in history arrived, it couldn’t be. After the liberty that art achieved in the 19th century, the vanguards of the 20th century came and art completely changed. But it was all due to the search and what they found, as Picasso said, «I do not seek, I find…»

So let us stop thinking about these pseudo-scientists, half mad, half crazy that have put these fireflies in our heads. Let us instead look with a critical eye at the life that surrounds us, at the people too and at art. Art shines, surges, and embraces us with unquenchable strength, the power of truth. Man, like art, did not evolve, but was created perfect.

CHEERS