Great read and thanks for sharing. I believe art is 100% subjective. As such I stopped caring if anybody else liked the art I like, and I stopped caring about the tastes of others. For me, my appreciation for an artist begins when I know they are doing something I can't (which doesn't take much to be honest.) But sometimes I see the equivalent of a stick figure and am expected to think it's cool. For me, if the artist has to explain what their art is, and I simply ain't feelin it, then I just keep it moving and go looking for the piece that does. Regardless of my opinion though, I generally love it all.

One of the highlights of my life thus far was getting to see Van Gogh originals in Amsterdam. Stunning.

Dali is my second favorite. I met a woman once who claimed to be one of his sketch models back in the day. His style is so wild.

A LOT of interpretation of art (and talent) seems to be tied with the story of the artist's life or personality. I thought Jackson Pollock was a way better artist before his signature style came to be, and Andy Warhol was essentially a screen printer making t-shirts on canvas (my opinion) whose personality allowed his art to become known.

But I also like Bob Ross so there you go....

The arguments can go on for days and days. Thanks for getting my mind going. Upvoted and following ya now. Aloha!