thousands of people have the skill, it is but the few who have the inspiration. But today there is another added quality, that of marketing and self-promotion. The three Bs: Bullshit Baffles Brains. Today, the artists have a modicum of creative skill and vast amounts of self esteem with which they push themselves confidently to the fore, with no thought of skill, or often content, letting mere shock suffice, to tickle the sensibilities of the viewers. Rather than attempting to reach a broader understanding of things via empathy.

well that's what I think anyway