It must be tough...

In past cultures artist commanded the utmost respect from people. Michelangelo, Da vinci, Leonardo, all celebrated artist. I feel like today it is tougher for artist in our society. It could be because of my lack of knowledge in the area or just that I haven't been exposed to much of our art culture today but I'm not sure that I could name a "famous" artist living today. I feel as if many people dont recognize artistic talent as it should. I know if someone asked me to name a famous baseball player i could respond instantly. I think that artist today are under appreciated and deserve more recognition for their works.