While most of the visual styles of the Baroque Era are lost in modern art forms, its values and driving principles are still prevalent. The idea of creating for splendor and beauty has started to come back, for example, in trends like maximalism. Its emphasis on breaking conventions and reinventing ways to express ideas and evoke strong emotions has not faltered. A lot of modern art is about experimentation and trying to push expectations of what the form can be. The 2nd quote’s description of a “spiritual presence” also reminded me of the modern implications of Baroque. Baroque art focuses on the presence of splendor and divine, not inherently with religious imagery, but by creating a certain feeling. This sentiment is not lost in modern art. Many works are often overwhelming, contrasting, and complex.
Baroque trends on globalism are also extremely prevalent today. As the world is now more interconnected than ever before, societies place a strong emphasis on understanding how ideas and practices are spread across the oceans. As such, Baroque trends continue on. For example, I am currently taking an anthropology class where we are examine objects in Emory’s collection and trying to understand their historical roles and how the got to the US. This focus on global materiality is very characteristic of the Baroque.