Painting is not dead!

What is a painting? 

According to my daily observation, a painting is an outcome that someone makes mark on a surface by using materials and it can display on somewhere. Take making an oil painting as an example, someone take oil dye by using a brush and put it on a canvas. It can display in gallery or somewhere else.

So, anything can said to be a painting if it fulfills the above criteria? Can I say that the action of shaping and eating an apple is similar to making a panting? Why or why not?

Is there specific surface?
 
Unlike traditional flat surface, an apple is a tangible three-dimensional surface that also allows making marks on.

 Is there specific way to make marks?
In bygone days, a painting usually comes from construction rather than destruction. Undoubtedly, both ways allow making marks, while shaping and eating an apple is a destructive action that also can make marks.

 Is a painting need to have a specific done day and a specific artist?
When I shape an apple, I am the first artist to change its appearance. However, different marks can be made from oxidization and decomposition. The apple will turn to yellowish and change in shape in size. Obviously, these marks are not made by me, should I count it as the long-term evolution of the material itself or there is another intangible artist? 

Do a painting need to have audiences? Is it really necessary to present it in an acknowledged open area?
After I think of this, I do think that it is not rubbish but a painting when it’s in a garbage bin. The Ashman is my audience no matter he/she appreciates it or not. Same as an artist, I keep an attitude that not all people will acknowledge it as an artwork. After I do this project, I change my view via what is painting and the way of making and presenting a painting. Painting is a lively action that can be made by everyone everywhere without constraints in time. As the title said: Painting is not dead!