Art DIMINISHED when EVERYTHING is "art"

                 

Everything is Art

The surest way to destroy a concept is to expand it to mean everything.Over the last century, art has been the victim of such a practice. The new belief is that anything intended to be "art" is art. Is this circular? Of course it is. It is also the only possible definition left, since toilets, blank canvasses, fire engine sirens, and people urinating on stage have been accepted as art. 

The attempt to use the term 'art' to describe these creations is an attempt to steal the value of art. The new artists don't produce anything of value, but they call it art in the hopes that people will accept it as such. Since real art is important to people, the new "artists" hope to trick people into giving their own garbage the same respect. They try to steal the respect for art by confusing their own work with it. This has the effect of destroying respect for art.
Art is not everything, or anything an "artist" says is "art". 

Art has an objective meaning, and an fulfills an objective need for people. The meaning has been obfuscated by those trying to cash in on the honor and value that goes with art. By ignoring the objective meaning of art, people lose the ability to fulfill an important part of their life. The destruction of art as a concept impairs one's life. 

 

Post-Modern Esthetics

In the last century, the concept of art has been almost entirely destroyed. Although people still speak of art as if it had wondrous qualities deserving respect, they can no longer identify why it should be respected. The concept has been twisted, confused, and misapplied.
The "art" that has been produced over this time is revolting, and the general public dislikes and disrespects it. It has become a joke of sorts. Everything associated with "modern art" is so crazy and irrational, people have stopped paying attention to it. They believe it's a stupid game played by intellectual snobs. They don't understand the "art", and don't understand the game. They ignore it, deeming it to be useless.
Real art fulfills a very real need. Because the concept of art has been twisted beyond recognition, the new "art" cannot fulfill this need. Since people have started to ignore art, they don't realize it's role in human life. By accepting the new definition of "art", they cannot distinguish between real art and the products of the destroyers of art. They cannot identify the need, let alone fulfill it.
Everything is Art
Destruction of Meaning
Innovation in Art