It might be helpful to think of most of the art you see as being part of a conversation. Various features or characteristics are a response to what came before.

It might be helpful to think of most of the art you see as being part of a conversation. Various features or characteristics are a response to what came before. Seeing a painting without knowing the context it was created in is a bit like overhearing a sentence without hearing the rest of the conversation. Taking a guided tour or using one of those audio tours some museums have might help you with this. Another thing to consider is that art isn't just paintings in a museum. It can be photographs, sculptures, architecture, images created on a computer and never printed, movies, music, etc. Maybe some other medium just matches your personality better. If you think you really don't enjoy art you should check out Maurizio Cattelan. His work is pretty amusing and pokes fun at what people tend to think of as art.