Vattimo's idea states that disorientation is "the supreme mode of modern aesthetic experience." Personally, I disagree with this. Art is not solely meant to shock the viewer, but it can be aesthetically pleasing and depict the real world that the viewer/listener/reader lives in, in a way that does not require content that disturbes the audience in some way. A prime example of this is the Renaissance art period. This art form clearly demonstrated real and spiritual worlds in a way that brought awe to the viewer/listener/reader without shocking or dulling their senses.
In this modern art age, however, schock does appear to be the prime method used by artists/writers/musicians to attempt and grasp the audience's attention in order to convey, what they believe to be, a deeper message of the real world. This constant attempt to shock seems to be taking a turn to the more disturbing corners of human life though, which could be detrimental to a society. It exposes people to aspects of life they should find disturbing, and conditions these images/sounds/words so they become normal. This new form on shocking art form appears to be at war with the classical forms of art and the new modern art wave, which seems to be less focused of real life and shock, and appeals more to our analytical nature.
A prime example of how shocking art is beginning to become popular, though, is the current TV show "American Horror Story".
It has a massive fan base in the United States due to it's strage nature, however this does not mean it depicts facets of the real world, on the contrary it depicts the abnormal.
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