>> "Hence whether Mozart's music was "pop art" in his day is irrelevant"

Huh?

Sorry, but that's reaching, and it actually smacks of elitism. As Jen asks, does that mean one has to be of certain level before s/he is considered a "fine artist"? There's some magic line one has to cross?

Grandma Moses, from Vermont, was what we would call a "naive painter". Her subjects are all populist in nature, but she's considered a fine artist. Norman Rockwell can run circles around other artists when it comes to composition, colour, and form -- but I dont know of many who consider him a "fine artist".

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