''Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating
visual, auditory or performing artifacts – artworks, expressing the author's
imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or
emotional power. In their most general form these activities include the
production of works of art, the criticism of art, the study of the history of
art, and the aesthetic dissemination of art.
The oldest form of art are visual arts, which include
creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture,
printmaking, photography, and other visual media. Architecture is often
included as one of the visual arts; however, like the decorative arts, it
involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are
essential—in a way that they usually are not in a painting, for example. Music,
theatre, film, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature and
other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of
art or the arts. Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery
and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences. In modern usage after the
17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are
separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the
decorative or applied arts.
Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its
representation of reality), expression, communication of emotion, or other
qualities. During the Romantic period, art came to be seen as "a special
faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".
Though the definition of what constitutes art is disputed and has changed over
time, general descriptions mention an idea of imaginative or technical skill
stemming from human agency and creation.
The nature of art, and related concepts such as creativity
and interpretation, are explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics.''
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