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art1
• noun 1 the expression of creative skill through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture. 2 the product of such a process; paintings, drawings, and sculpture collectively.
3 (the arts) the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, and drama.
4 (arts) subjects of study primarily concerned with human culture (as contrasted with scientific or technical subjects).
5 a skill: the art of conversation.
The Cambridge dictionary says :
Definitionart
1 [U] the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings:Can television and pop music really be considered art?I enjoyed the ballet, but it wasn't really great art.
2 [U] the activity of painting, drawing and making sculpture:Art and English were my best subjects at school.an art teacher
3 [U] paintings, drawings and sculptures:The gallery has an excellent collection of modern art.an exhibition of Native American artPeggy Guggenheim was one of the twentieth century's great art collectors.The Frick is an art gallery in New York.
4 [C] an activity through which people express particular ideas:Drama is an art that is traditionally performed in a theatre.Do you regard film as entertainment or as an art?She is doing a course in the performing arts.
5 [C] a skill or special ability:the art of conversationGetting him to go out is quite an art (= needs special skill).
Websters
Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2.
a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
b. The study of these activities.
c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.
5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
6.
a. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.
b. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.
7.
a. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.
b. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: "Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice" Joyce Carol Oates.
8.
a. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.
b. Artful contrivance; cunning.
9. Printing Illustrative material.
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Art
Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. Perhaps the most concise definition is its broadest—art refers to all creative human endeavors, excluding actions directly related to survival and reproduction. From a wide perspective, art is simply a generic term for any product of the creative impulse, out of which sprang all other human pursuits — such as science via alchemy, and religion via shamanism.
Artists, deliberately or not, work under the influence of other artists of the past and present. Much of the development of individual artists deals with finding structured principles for how to express certain ideas through various kinds of symbolism. For example, Vasily Kandinsky famously developed his use of color in painting through a system of stimulus response, where over time he gained an understanding of the emotions that can be evoked by color and combinations of color. Contemporary artist Andy Goldsworthy, on the other hand, chose to use the medium of found natural objects and materials to arrange temporary sculptures; the only record of these sculptures brought back to the world comes in the form of a modest photograph.
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