"They would see ...................................... and smile"
At the core, I'd swear it sounds like you are describing looking at art to me.
Or maybe just a badly parked sports car?
Those artists "just" influenced the art world. Not so much the world.
The toy trains, influenced thousands more people..... in their youths too.
I see a beautiful metal sculpture containing the evolution of various arts and sciences.
I wonder which "art" Da Vinci would be more interested in?
Considering the art you chose, I find it disheartening you're attempting to label what art is, to other individuals. Keep looking, you may understand in time.
Some artists make series of similar "copies", and even numbered prints with no real 'originals' do they not?
Now pass me that bar napkin with the drunken doodle on it so I can wipe the tin plate drool off my chin.
