I can’t really believe I’m asking this question, but in response to posting this photo on Instagram, one of my followers did ask me.
My knee-jerk reaction was to answer that it’s art because I called it that, but that sounded pompous. So instead I fell back on the old chestnut that art’s in the eye of the beholder - a democratic position.
Perhaps a more important, or relevant question, is to ask why do you like or dislike looking at this or that picture?
More fun that way…