Culture is capital, but without capital, there is no culture! This is not just a phrase, but a harsh reality brutally exposed by multimedia artist Vuk Vidor. While the world rushes towards digitalization and artificial intelligence, Vidor reminds us that true art, the kind with soul, cannot be replaced by algorithms and machines.
The artist, marking 20 years of creation with hundreds of paintings, drawings, and sculptures, clearly states: painting is not a profession, but a life choice. While brilliant artists in Serbia suffocate in gray zones without systems and support, the world does not see them because we lack mechanisms to present them.
Vidor spares no criticism towards contemporary French intellectuals or global power players like Bill Gates or Ursula von der Leyen, whom he considers corrupt and dangerous. He warns about societal polarization, manipulation, and dangerous dystopian trends slowly creeping into our lives.
Paris, once a cultural capital, is now just an empty facade, while France does not appreciate its artists. Serbia, on the other hand, has potential but does not use it. Vidor proposes concrete measures: tax reliefs, laws, activation of empty industrial spaces for art centers.
As the world changes and technology advances, Vidor reminds us that artificial intelligence cannot grasp mistakes, imperfections, and the soul of an artwork. If art loses personal expression, it becomes mere mass manipulation.
Art is not a fog sold to you; it is a bridge between the personal and the universal. If you feel culture in Serbia is stagnating, maybe it’s time to hear what Vuk Vidor has to say. What do you think? Is art really dead without capital, or is that just an excuse for inaction? Drop a comment, let the voice of art be heard!
