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This lil guy is definitely magic. I mean, just look at him.
3A) Preliminary Research; Can Art be Magic?
I will read this article https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/magic-and-art
I will also read How to Read Tarot: A Practical Guide by unknown, published by Adams Media

Original Hypothesis: Yes. (I cheated)
What is art?
According to the definitions on page one of google art is a lot of things. Art is visual media, expression of emotions into reality, expression of anything into reality. Art can be personal, experimental, straightforward, a skill in doing a specific thing, creativity expressed through movement, mark making, sound, light, shadow, sculpture, etc. It is also subjects of study within the processes and products of human creativity and life, such as languages, literature, and history.

What is magic? How does a modern practitioner apply it?
Magic is the practice of beliefs, rituals and actions which are said to manipulate the reality we can see with our eyeballs. It can be practiced with or without communication with supernatural beings. Modern practitioners use visual cues as symbols for greater concepts, giving those concepts a home in reality; thus, it is a visual media, expression of emotions into reality. Magic can be a skill in a specific area; expressed through movement, mark making, sound, light, shadow, sculpture, etc. It is also subjects of study within the processes and products of human creativity and life, such as languages, literature, and history.

https://rituals-magic.blogspot.com/2015/04/white-magic-to-make-him-think-about-me.html?m=1