Trying to find a definition of what is "high art" or what is "low art" has turned out to be quite the task. If I had to take a wild guess of what high art/low art is, I'd say high art is refers to what is "in", what is tasteful or what is shocking; and low art is something that is tasteless, "out" or been done/seen before. That's what I can just imagine what the possible definition would be, but I guess it could be different for everyone, depending on that person's personal taste.
I think that this can definitely be applied to Culture, not that anybody wants it to, or decides which is "high" or "low" themselves, society always puts us into these groups; depending on your social status, how much material value you have, etc. These things can even be applied in smaller areas like friend groups - considering how certain people won't talk to you/befriend you based on what you're wearing or if you don't know the same people, and so on and so forth.
To lump things into two categories of "high/low" seems a bit ridiculous or extraneous, there are certain values that will always determine our positions whether we like it or not, or what anyone says.
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