I think we (mostly) have the emphasis backwards, and that this is part of your discomfort. We like to focus on the artist, art-object, art-process, art-technique, art-tools, and art-temples.
I think it all makes more sense if you focus on the art-experience.
It is OK for something that wasn't intended as art--like a torn sign, or a true accidental technical glitch--to trigger an art-experience for you. It is OK if knowing--or not-knowing--details about a technique, technology, or process affects whether you have an art experience.
I think it all makes more sense if you focus on the art-experience.
It is OK for something that wasn't intended as art--like a torn sign, or a true accidental technical glitch--to trigger an art-experience for you. It is OK if knowing--or not-knowing--details about a technique, technology, or process affects whether you have an art experience.