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Is it Art?
I'm still undecided, but suspect my answer will be a definite "no"; Numerous things about it make me uneasy;
Convince me otherwise.
Finally, I have to wonder if someone (like our host) would see any beauty in the code? Or were they just utility grade "cocktail napkin doodles" by bored programmers? Is it a simple trick to "crack them open" and study such code, or more trouble than it's worth, even for someone with the skills to do so?
Willing to be convinced, but "is it art?".......Mehh.
They're just bitmaps, consisting of a few pixels. Deceptively simple, but I suspect that some might have problems creating an image which represents a recognisable object, given so little to work with. I admire the minimalism. Some of those icons are quite intricate, and they all convey some kind of information. It required a creative mind to come up with the ideas. There's definitely a skill to it.
So I would consider the above to be art. It requires a level of creative talent, and ability to instantaneously convey a meaning to the viewer. On a similar note, I would also class this iconic (in every sense) image as art:
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