what makes fine art so fine?

I've always struggled with the differences between fine-art, and pop-art (not in the Warhol sense).

I should have called this blog "the embarrassingly obvious epiphanies of jean". Or perhaps Künstlerroman. It seems ridiculous to admit it here, especially because I had this same epiphany years ago with cinema. What separates the Lynch's from the Speilberg's.

It's quite simple really. It's the level of skill. You can't effectively subvert genres until you really understand them. The extra something that makes a work of art magic. is actually a subtle execution of successfully combining enormous reserves of knowledge, thought, effort, skill and time. It is why we say we appreciate art.