There are multiple definitions of "art". And debates on how to define and classify "art" have been around forever. Where art thou, bro?..
The post you replied to seems to be using "art" in the very common sense like the phrase "more art than science" uses it: it's an art in that it requires some type of successful human judgment and subjectivity applied to the needs of a skill. If a fancy calculator can't give an official, right solution (or you don't have this calculator if it exists) somehow that became called an art. Technically, "art" applied to a skill or craft may be the oldest definition of the word. Obviously, these things are gray areas that involve both art and science. See Donald Trump's book "The Art of the Deal" for more info.
Just a question if you see this: Why and how would "delving for inspiration" be an art or artistry? Creativity and inspiration don't seem to be the same thing. Where does the control and art come in when delving for inspiration?
Likewise, in music you have the notes on the page (a computer can even play them). You also have accents and dynamics etc. on the page that require a higher level of subjectivity but instructions/descriptions can be written. Is there another level above that? Is there a part to performing a piece of music that can't be written? Is there a name for the unwritable part?
Sure, I guess I meant to restrict my answer mostly to art-as-music.
Your first question: I think delving is more about artistry when it's personal, perhaps when one's own answer would be different than anyone else's. It's easy to be pedantic about this point, but it being personal is on the right track for me.
As for your second, I think part of the artistry of music is intrinsically related to the human element. In other words, let's say there were two recordings of performances or even an original composition. One was composed/performed by a person who felt it as they went, and another was composed/performed by a computer program. Even though it's the same sequence of pitches and waveforms, and impossible to tell the difference from listening alone, I still see the human one as different than the computer one. And if someone says, ah, surprise we told you it was human but it's actually computer-generated, I don't think that makes any kind of deep point, it's more just a dirty trick.
Anyway, the difference between those two recordings, that's the other level above that. I can better respect the human artistry that heard those sounds internally before manifesting them, than the computer program that generated them with AI and statistics.
The post you replied to seems to be using "art" in the very common sense like the phrase "more art than science" uses it: it's an art in that it requires some type of successful human judgment and subjectivity applied to the needs of a skill. If a fancy calculator can't give an official, right solution (or you don't have this calculator if it exists) somehow that became called an art. Technically, "art" applied to a skill or craft may be the oldest definition of the word. Obviously, these things are gray areas that involve both art and science. See Donald Trump's book "The Art of the Deal" for more info.
Just a question if you see this: Why and how would "delving for inspiration" be an art or artistry? Creativity and inspiration don't seem to be the same thing. Where does the control and art come in when delving for inspiration?
Likewise, in music you have the notes on the page (a computer can even play them). You also have accents and dynamics etc. on the page that require a higher level of subjectivity but instructions/descriptions can be written. Is there another level above that? Is there a part to performing a piece of music that can't be written? Is there a name for the unwritable part?