I think it's a case of to each their own. There's room for all quilts. Remember the yarn tied polyester quilts of the 70s?
I have a lot of respect for the skill it takes for some of the heavily quilted quilts I've seen. People are doing three dimensional pictures with fabric and thread. Personally I'm in the "less is more" camp and I like to see quilts where the piecing and quilting are in harmony but then I'm not entering any shows either. There's a world of difference between art quilts and quilts intended for daily use. It's the same as the difference between show cars, race cars and daily drivers. They all have their place.
Rodney