Vincent van Gogh is such an artist. When he lived not a lot of people thought he was good. Only much later people noticed he was ahead of his time.
But I also think you sometimes need to learn how to look at art.
For example Piet Mondriaan is a like Picasso. They both slowly transformed into the abstract. In the end Mondriaan only created lines and colors. So it is easy to think that anyone could create such a painting. But a trained eye can see that there is balance in Mondriaan's work.
But in the end it's all about taste. Personally I don't like Van Gogh's work very much.
> But I also think you sometimes need to learn how to look at art.
This is a key point. Many people assume they can judge art because they have eyes. But it requires experience, knowledge, immersion and time to develop appreciation for it.
An analogy that just occurred to me: I have some really good organic dark chocolate right now, that is 90% cacao. I love it. The taste is intense but also balanced, with a silky mouth feel, and the berry notes really come through. My kids detest it and would much rather eat cheap milk chocolate from the corner store.
What is better? Well, let’s not be so contrarian that we insist that better is simply a matter of perspective. The fine chocolate is better. My kids just don’t have good taste (yet).
But I also think you sometimes need to learn how to look at art.
For example Piet Mondriaan is a like Picasso. They both slowly transformed into the abstract. In the end Mondriaan only created lines and colors. So it is easy to think that anyone could create such a painting. But a trained eye can see that there is balance in Mondriaan's work.
But in the end it's all about taste. Personally I don't like Van Gogh's work very much.