Most Details Are Redundant

Most details in art (and life) are redundant. I probably only believe this because my work isn't that exact. Of course, my art does contain detail -- it's impossible not to have detail if you're portraying anything, especially if you've been doing it for a while. But when I think about 'detailed' work, I think about purposefully capturing small elements relating to the idea of the art piece. Instead, I focus only on what makes the idea engaging. And then, I use details solely to make those few elements more intriguing. However, someone might call my art redundantly detailed, and I might prefer a needlessly detailed piece over one with few. So it's all just arbitrary gatekeeping in the end.