Oh sure, I'm all for studying it. But we shouldn't lose sight of the broader context. > there is a large swathe of population that doesn't particularly care ab

Oh sure, I'm all for studying it. But we shouldn't lose sight of the broader context. > there is a large swathe of population that doesn't particularly care about art Ah yes... "Art" is a tricky term. I think things such as movies, music, books, etc are also relevant here, and are considered forms of art. I might define art as "creatively expressing ideas through an imprecise medium". Of course, as they say, anything can be art. My definition fits that -- all expression, even mathematic and scientific, contain some imprecision.