David,
I think that whoever manages to pin down the butterfly of "what is art" is probably going to start a chain reaction that will unwind the entire universe and beyond. Plenty of great creative work owes a heavy debt to something else and why not? Bach/Vivaldi, Braque/Picasso, Italian rinascente and Greek classical sculpture, most great 18th century English novelists and certainly the New York abstract expressionists. I think that's one of the best things about creative work. The way humans relate across place and time.
Janet
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