from a chemical point of view, time really does change art. Mediums darken, some colours fade and the support material adjusts. The biggest change is that we the viewer are placing on the art piece. Sculpture may be physically worn away by our caressing, leaving the intended platina polished back to a different colour.
Art influences society by changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time. Research has shown art affects the fundamental sense of self. Painting, sculpture, music, literature and the other arts are often considered to be the repository of a society's collective memory.
Art travels these days by social media with people posting their art on apps like Instagram and Twitter this will inspire a lot of other people to make art which makes a lot of good new art go into the main stream but this could also have a negative affect by a lot of bad art going in which can lower the artist confidence
