Culture Crash

Have you noticed how everything's becoming?coming so ugly?

History shows us that the best of art isn't just about fancy strokes on a canvas or a statue's curve; it's a mirror reflecting a culture's soul. Remember when the West was obsessed with truth, beauty, and goodness??We built sky-touching cathedrals and wrote timeless literature and made true art. The goal? Not to make the artist a superstar, but to tip the hat to something bigger, more eternal. For the glory of the Divine.?

Fast-forward to now. We've completely lost all sense of transcendence. Our 21st-century mantra? Tech, speed, and the almighty dollar. Art's no longer about the big picture. It's a selfie. It's 'look at me', drowning in filters, chasing likes. The fallout? We've traded depth for glitter, substance for flash.

Why care? Simple. We're bleeding aesthetics. We're turning art into a bullhorn for ego trips, rather than something that stirs the soul. The real magic in beauty? It's timeless. It doesn’t scream for attention; it just endures.

Look around. We're drowning in a sea of 'use and toss'. Fast fashion, faster tech upgrades, and the fastest route to environmental hell. We’re trading lasting beauty for the next dopamine hit. Spoiler alert: this race is costing us the soul of our culture.

But there's hope. Some businesses, the smart ones, get it. They realize beauty isn’t just eye candy. It's a soul-connect. It's emotion, thought, lasting value. These businesses aren't just riding the profit wave; they're forging bonds.

Think there's no room for deep beauty in today's breakneck pace? Think again. The faster we go, the more we crave substance. For businesses, this isn't some abstract art lesson; it's Strategy 101. Give consumers substance, and watch them stick.

Design's not about bling. It's about getting the human psyche, our shared stories, and the eternal hunger for meaning. Nail this, and you've got art or products that don't just sell; they resonate.

If we want to fix this aesthetic mess, we need a reboot. Not a "turn off and on" deal, but a genuine return to the OG values: truth, beauty, goodness. We don't need to trash modernity; we just need to pepper it with purpose.

Bottom line: Our race to tomorrow shouldn't ghost the wisdom that got us here. Marrying past wisdom with future possibility? That’s the secret sauce for timeless beauty. Forget the fleeting, let's shoot for eternal.?

Take a look at some of my?latest design projects: ?https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OrtzBllB7NvhOscxwjwIBybH0BBkS7gl?usp=share_link

Let me know what you think.?