&gt; I agree, but I&#x27;ll go further than you - I don&#x27;t think this essay is confusing at all. It&#x27;s simply nonsense - the kind of thing someone clever writes when they&#x27;re discussing a subject completely outside their area of competence.<p>I&#x27;m not sure what you&#x27;re implying here, but Knuth does know what art is, as he almost majored in Music. See this for some recent work: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=e_1a6bHGQGo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=e_1a6bHGQGo</a>