Post an image that you think of when you read this.

You can't explain art to someone. Art is in the eye of the beholder. You do not decide what is art and what's not. That's the beauty of it. If you think you can, then it is you who doesn't know art.

Correct, art can fall in many categories. The very nature of art itself is opinionated. I found it rather stuck up for Tay to say he'd "explain art" to me. Reminded me of my pretentious art teacher from elementary who was butthurt because his art degree couldn't get him anywhere but a job telling kids to paint what he wants them to paint.

Because we all know there's just one strict definition of art, right?

Though, I do get what he's saying. When he thinks surreal art, what comes to his head seems to be famous pieces, so why would anything that doesn't look similar to those pieces ever be grouped with them? Like music, there are certain aspects of visual art that they can be categorized by. This doesn't mean an image has to strictly fall under one category, but every image can certainly fit in at least one.


Curiously, I'd like to know what genre of art you'd group my images in, Tay. Don't say "anime" because that's not a genre of art, that's an art style (but even that can be split up into sub categories and debated, but I'd rather not digress into that.)