Arts

Art is very difficult to define, but it generally refers to the manifestations of human creativity through which people express themselves in dance, music, song, painting, sculpture, pottery, cloth, story telling, verse, prose, drama, and comedy.

A lot of Western and non-Western art has been created in association with religion, but it is important to remember that not all non-Western art has ritual or religious importance.

LOCATING ART :

t  In states, art is housed in special buildings like museums, concert halls, and theaters.

t  In nonstates, artistic expression takes place in public spaces that have been set aside for art.

t  In states, critics, judges, and experts determine what is art and what is not.

t  The Kalabari example demonstrates that not all sculpture is art because wooden carvings are manufactured exclusively for religious reasons.

Leo Tolstoy, in his essay “What Is Art?”       :

Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the manifestation of some mysterious idea of beauty or God; it is not, as the aesthetical physiologists say, a game in which man lets off his excess of stored-up energy; it is not the expression of man’s emotions by external signs; it is not the production of pleasing objects; and, above all, it is not pleasure; but it is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity.

Art, at its simplest, is a form of communication. It means whatever it is intended to mean by the artist herself, and this meaning is shaped by the materials, techniques, and forms of the art, as well as the ideas and feelings it creates. Art can also simply refer to the developed and efficient use of a language to convey meaning with immediacy and or depth. Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations. There is an understanding that is reached with the material as a result of handling it, which facilitates one's thought processes.

Exploring different art forms :

Paintings

Prints

Drawings

Photography

Craft

Design

Performance art

Mixed-media

Sculpture

Installation

New Media

Etc..

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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/06/22/what-is-art/ diakses pada 23 Maret 2014, pukul 18:23

https://www.boundless.com/art-history/thinking-and-talking-about-art/what-is-art/what-does-art-mean/

http://www.ownart.org.uk/how-to-start/exploring-different-art-forms/

http://binusmaya.binus.ac.id/ diakses pada 23 Maret 2014, puku 18:00