This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Art
00:01:19 1 Creative art and fine art
00:07:36 2 History
00:13:53 3 Forms, genres, media, and styles
00:16:49 3.1 Skill and craft
00:19:24 4 Purpose
00:20:00 4.1 Non-motivated functions
00:22:57 4.2 Motivated functions
00:28:25 5 Public access
00:34:35 6 Controversies
00:37:47 7 Theory
00:38:54 7.1 Arrival of Modernism
00:41:41 7.2 New Criticism and the “intentional fallacy”
00:44:46 7.3 “Linguistic turn” and its debate
00:46:58 8 Classification disputes
00:49:27 8.1 Value judgment
00:52:12 9 See also
00:52:21 10 Notes
00:52:29 11 Bibliography
00:54:09 12 Further reading
00:57:30 13 External links
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SUMMARY
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Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author’s imaginative, conceptual idea, 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 three classical branches of art are painting, sculpture and architecture. 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 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.
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.
Subhajit Sahu
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