Some people used to say that "rap" music was not music. Now it's winning Grammy's and selling more CD's than just about any other genre. So there's a good comparison I would say. Be careful what you choose to define as art, because art was not meant to be defined. I do a the majority of my works in 3dsMax nowadays, and I model most of my scenes from the ground up because I'm a control freak, and have to have things just right. But if the end result isn't acceptable to my "vision", then what's the point?? When you have a scene visualized in your head that you want to express through art... then the most "artistic" thing you could possibly do is utilize whatever tools you can to bring that visualization to fruition. Anyone truly into graphic art would concur I'm sure.