Depends probably very much on how one defines art. Or art/beauty is in the eye of the (human) beholder.
"... Of course, figuring out whether something is a work of art requires answering some tricky philosophical questions. Are animals even capable of creating art? And how can we tell whether something is a work of art rather than just a coincidentally beautiful object? As a philosopher and artist who’s interested in aesthetics and biology, I recently wrote about the evolution of behaviors in animals that could be seen as art. ...
There’s a general agreement that art must have some sort of producer and some possible or intended audience. In this way, it’s similar to other forms of communication. ..."
A male satin bowerbird stands before his creation. Ken Griffiths/iStock via Getty Images
Pablo Pigasso?
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