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Art is a diverse range of human
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activities and the products of
those activities it focuses primarily
on the visual arts, which includes
the creation of images or objects in
fields
including painting, sculpture, printm
-aking, photography, and other
visual media.
5. “Assault on the
Castle of Love”
The Assault on the
Castle of Love,
attacked by knights and
defended by ladies, was
a popular subject for
Gothic ivory mirrorcases. Paris, 14th
century.
6. Ceramic hand-blown glass flowers peering from
high above their spectacular ceiling stage at the
Bellagia hotel in Las Vegas.
8. Art as feelings
The idea that art is good because it
induces feelings in us has been common
amongst writers. ‘The activity of art is
based on the fact that a man receiving
through his sense of hearing or sight
another man’s expression of feeling, is
capable of experiencing the emotion
which moved the man who expressed it.
12. impact of the object on the senses meets the
criteria to be considered art is whether it is
perceived to be attractive or repulsive. Though
perception is always colored by experience, and
is necessarily subjective, it is commonly
understood that what is not somehow
aesthetically satisfying cannot be art. However,
"good" art is not always or even regularly
aesthetically appealing to a majority of viewers.
16. Art as entertainment
Art may seek to bring about a
particular emotion or mood,
for the purpose of relaxing or
entertaining the viewer.
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20. Communication
Art at its simplest, is a form of
communication. As most forms of
communication have an intent or
goal directed toward another
individual, this is a motivated
purpose. Illustrative arts, such as
scientific illustration, are a form of
art as communication.
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22. Art for psychological and healing
purposes
Art is also used by art
therapists, psychotherapists and
clinical psychologists as art
therapy.