Pondering a possible definition of art
A work is art in proportion to the unpredictability of the locus of its maximal perceived value.
If you know exactly who will appreciate it the most it is weak art.
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Best I can figure, something is art if the person who made it intended to create art. Nobody else's opinion matters.
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Nah, that's in a sense a bit of a cowardly definition. While there is subjectivity, interesting definitions allow for external failures.
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The point of defining art at all is to have insightful debates and draw interesting conclusions. Definitions that merely identify/defend/entitle some behaviors as art might as well be left unstated. Just do the thing.
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You can debate and awful lot of different things, like aesthetics, influences, narrative, longevity, dollar value, etc without debating whether or not something "is art".
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