I honestly think that most arguments people have about art would go away if they stopped using the verb "to be", i.e. "that artwork is...", and rephrased it as a personal opinion, which is almost always what it is. It generally leads to much more interesting conversations about art too.

You've accidentally rediscovered English Prime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime

I think it's a fascinating idea - I sometimes phrase it this way: any sentence that contains "is" is at least partially a lie.

Thanks for that - it is a fascinating idea.

I typed out my original response hastily, but I personally think you are 100% correct!

∆ This guy lives in objective reality.