Why you have to learn history of art? One of my interest is art. Most of the people like classic fine art, but not me. I prefer modern and contemporary art. In this article I want to tell you about it. First, I think if you want to talk about art you need to know it. I mean that some of people saw about ten pictures and heard about black square by Malevich, but talk about what art should be like. It's so stupid. It sounds like if you begin to discussion about atomic physics without knowing anything about it. So I have to say that I took a course of history of art. And after that I become to understand classic art better. It's illusion that if picture looks like reality is a priori a good picture. You know, some of great artist had some problem with drawing people. For example, Odalisque by Jean Ingres has too long back, doesn't it? At the same time a lot of students of art school can paint something that looks like reality. So I think that it isn't so important. Idea is what's important! It doesn't matter what is depicted in the picture: people, nature or paint spots. It's just mode of expression. You can like it or not. It's your choice. But I have to say: if you think, that you understand classic picture better then contemporary art, you're wrong. Old artists painted stories from Bible or myths, used a lot of symbols and sometimes painted real people in the image, for example, the Magi. Their contemporaries could understood it without additional explanations, but we are not. Now less people remember myths or stories from Bible. Good news is we know well our reality. That's why we like, for example, Banksy. By the way, Banksy is also contemporary art. Also as hyperrealism or lend-art, which also loved by people. So contemporary art includes a lot of different kind of art. You don't have to like each of it. For, example, I like Ai Weiwei, but don't like Cy Twombly. Sometimes contemporary art looks strange, disgusting or stupid. Well, you have to know: artist (or art work) haven't seek to please you. He or she want to get your attention and express his or her idea. It's all. And, yes, sometimes it's just stupid idea or bad artist. It's normal situation. Not everyone was a genius at the time when Da Vinci lived too. In conclusions, I have to say: art is different and it's awesome! You have a chance to find what you really like. Be open to new. Who knows, maybe it will be your new passion.