Define art.
Art: An attempt to express the highest form of beauty.
For art to be mainly about self-expression is self indulgent, and narcissistic.
Far art to be mainly about politics is propaganda.
For art to be mainly about nice things is shallow.
For art to be mainly about dark things is empty.
For art to be too Apollonian is for art to be to rigid and orderly.
For art to be too Dionysian is for art to lack too much control, and excuses a lack of skill.
Post-Modern Art: Everything is art, therefore nothing is art.
Except illustration, or anything that could be considered "illustrative", that is not art.
I disagree with the Post-Modern definition of art.
Well said.