Quote - I couldn't agree with you more on all that, Nyghtfall.  I don't equate "art" with photoreal anyway.

Nor do I.

Quote - I mean, look at some of the greatest paintings of all time. Nothing particularly photoreal about any that I've seen, although some have come pretty close, but the art was the intention, not necessarily the accuracy.

Exactly.  Art, to me, is about interpretation, and, as I wrote before, evoking emotion.  IMHO, that's not possible with photorealism.