Art

Art is a diverse range of <a href="/facts/Culture/c5JgMqpX">cultural</a> activity centered around <a href="/facts/Works_of_art/Kr7f0ugA">works</a> utilizing <a href="/facts/Creativity/8sNGv9no">creative</a> or <a href="/facts/Imagination/FD85g9cD">imaginative</a> talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, technical proficiency, and/or <a href="/facts/Beauty/AQTx8lL2">beauty</a>.
There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes art, and its interpretation has varied greatly throughout history and across cultures. In the <a href="/facts/Western_world/UQl4e7du">Western tradition</a>, the three classical branches of <a href="/facts/Visual_art/95RgxP8e">visual art</a> are <a href="/facts/Painting/ygQ47K3b">painting</a>, <a href="/facts/Sculpture/F01q8gtb">sculpture</a>, and <a href="/facts/Architecture/FccThs8G">architecture</a>. <a href="/facts/Theatre/Tq0mvBI8">Theatre</a>, <a href="/facts/Dance/s9SeYNR9">dance</a>, and other <a href="/facts/Performing_arts/997Eb6IL">performing arts</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Literature/CmUDxokU">literature</a>, <a href="/facts/Music/hDVP0xsQ">music</a>, <a href="/facts/Film/wM3b9Kk3">film</a> and other media such as <a href="/facts/Interactive_media/4TnPQC4K">interactive media</a>, are included in a broader definition of "<a href="/facts/The_arts/kabJ6XX6">the arts</a>". Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from <a href="/facts/Craft/eoP1sKrY">crafts</a> or <a href="/facts/Sciences/IJoaD7rs">sciences</a>. In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the <a href="/facts/Fine_art/eCVxehXE">fine arts</a> are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the <a href="/facts/Decorative_arts/w0TpPKvu">decorative</a> or <a href="/facts/Applied_arts/fYknl5er">applied arts</a>.
The nature of art and related concepts, such as creativity and <a href="/facts/Aesthetic_interpretation/6qf5jFD9">interpretation</a>, are explored in a branch of <a href="/facts/Philosophy/zAH5PVD6">philosophy</a> known as <a href="/facts/Aesthetics/FSD8f7oF">aesthetics</a>. The resulting artworks are studied in the professional fields of <a href="/facts/Art_criticism/6VrHwjRD">art criticism</a> and the <a href="/facts/Art_history/tN0hw56I">history of art</a>.

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