I don't know much about art, but .......I've got a dictionary.
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art ~ n.
1-Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2-a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
2-b. The study of these activities.
2-c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3-High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4-A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.
5-A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
6-a. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.
6-b. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.
7-a. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.
7-b. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: "Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice" (Joyce Carol Oates).
8-a. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.
8-b. Artful contrivance; cunning.
9-Printing Illustrative material.
Art ~ v.
A second person singular present indicative of be.
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Well, it's as clear as mud, but it covers the ground. By the dictionary's definitions, I'd say if someone says it's art, it is.
Personally, I think it's bad art.... but to each, his/her own.
