> I would very much appreciate it if someone could explain to me the appeal of this art form I think you might be expecting a bit much from an internet comment

> I would very much appreciate it if someone could explain to me the appeal of this art form I think you might be expecting a bit much from an internet comment :-) May I recommend you Ernst Gombrich's (more general) Story of Art instead, a standard and quite beautiful introduction to art history? I feel it's especially well-suited to provide the high-level "context" you were asking for. https://www.amazon.com/Story-Art-E-H-Gombrich/dp/1439508747 https://www.amazon.com/Story-Art-E-H-Gombrich/dp/1439508747