something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings
a piece of modern/contemporary art
It's a remarkable picture, but is it art?
— see also op-art, performance art, pop art, work of art
The term "art" refers to a wide range of human endeavors and the resulting works that reflect technical mastery, aesthetic beauty, emotional heft, or mental concepts.
The Origin of Work: German philosopher and influential thinker Martin Heidegger discusses the nature of art in his book The Origin of the Work of Art by relating it to the ideas of being and truth. He contends that art is a means of creating truth in a culture as well as a platform from which "that which is" can be disclosed. It is not just a means of conveying truth in a culture. Works of art genuinely produce a community's shared understanding rather than just serving as representations of the world as it is. Every time a new work of art is incorporated into a society, the definition of what it means to exist is fundamentally altered.
Purpose: Art has served a variety of purposes throughout its history, making it challenging, to sum up or reduce them to a single idea. This doesn't mean that art's intentions are "vague," but rather that its creation was motivated by a variety of special, distinct factors. The following overview lists a few of these functions of art. The various goals of art can be divided into those that are motivated and those that are not.
1. Communication
2. Entertainment
3. Commercial
4. Fitness indicator
5. Social bonding
The many visual arts are situated along a continuum, with essentially aesthetic goals at one end and merely utilitarian goals at the other. The names "artist" and "artisan," the latter of which is viewed as one who pays close attention to the utilitarian, reflect this dichotomy of intent. However, this should not be interpreted as a hard plan. Even within a single art genre, reasons can vary greatly. For instance, a potter or weaver might produce something that is both aesthetically pleasing and very utilitarian, like a salad bowl or blanket, or they might produce something that has no purpose other than to be appreciated. An understanding of art that embraces this continuum has long existed in societies like those of Africa and Oceania. A perception that painting and sculpture were "art" and hence distinct from more practical media emerged in the West by the middle of the 18th century, however, with the emergence of academies for these disciplines. Up until the late 20th century, when such strict boundaries started to be questioned, these creative forms were nonetheless separated within art institutions.
The discussion of what constitutes art took on a distinct form, particularly in the 20th century. When Dada artist Marcel Duchamp presented his porcelain Fountain urinal to a public display in New York City in 1917, it became a turning point in this debate. Using this action, Duchamp presented a new definition of what makes a work of art, suggesting that it suffices for an artist to label something "art" and display it in a location that is widely recognized as appropriate. This action implied a challenge to the existing art institutions, which have the authority to define what constitutes art, including museums, exhibition venues, and galleries. In trends like conceptual art and minimalism throughout the 20th century, such intellectual experimentation persisted. By the start of the twenty-first century, numerous new technologies (including video art) had further questioned conventional notions of what constitutes art.
A variety of articles discuss art. See aesthetics for a general examination of the origins, guiding principles, characteristics, and methods of art. see also restoration and conservation of art.
Drawing, painting, printing, and sculpture are examples of classic categories of art that cover their technical and theoretical components. See basketry, enamelwork, floral decoration, furniture, glassware, interior design, lacquer work, metalwork, mosaic, pottery, rug and carpet, stained glass, and tapestry for technical and historical studies of decorative arts and furnishings. For a detailed history of that medium, see photography.
See, for instance, African art, Central Asian art, Egyptian art and architecture, Islamic art and architecture, Oceanic art and architecture, and South Asian art for descriptions of the various arts as practiced by particular peoples and societies.
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