Anything you create in free form can be art. Are we really having this discussion? FFS...
Clearly a sign of the end times, I agree with BSF.
"Art" is an act of creation by the artist. Exactly what they are creating is, by definition, up to their own personal definition.
This doesn't mean that everyone will apricate/like/enjoy any given piece of art, or at times even be able to know if any given thing actually is "art".
I can recall one time I was at MOMA and saw some yellow caution tape at the opening to an alcove, where there were buckets of dry wall paste and a man-lift, and I had no idea if this was simply a spot workers had left their stuff, or if it was "art".
It actually doesn't matter.
If someone thought that was "art" and had worked to create it, then by definition it was "art". IMHO I would consider such a piece as ludicrous junk, but to each his own.
Just as with John Locke's not liking "drama" in his shows/books. That's his cup of tea, not mine.
IMHO, if a character never has any doubt as to what to do, and is absolutely certain as to what is "right" and "proper", then there is no possibility for character growth.
I personally find stories that include character growth "better" because it relates to the real world. We all have our failings and can find inspiration for our own growth in such stories.
If you come across someone in the real world who is always absolutely certain as to what is "right" and "proper" and never has
any doubts, then it's quite possible that they are a psychopath or an ideologue, and so bear watching.
And before anyone has a Harrumph over this, please note I said "possible", not "probable".