I mean, if that's the example you're going for.... It's actually quite easy to imitate Van Gogh, yet everyone has a reproduction somewhere at home. The fact that it's easy to imitate doesn't make it less artistic. If your vision of good art is photorealistic paintings, maybe you should open your mind about it. Have you actually been to some contemporary art exhibitions? I'm not saying you have to like everything but there's some amazing work being done by passionate people. Generalisation like "modern art is pathetic" doesn't seem to indicated a real understanding of art and intentions.