Nearly everything in this world has a meaning; the same applies to art. Art being a sensitive term, several individuals have come up with different techniques of defining art. Each of these individuals has had his own perception and explanations concerning the definition of art. With regard to this, there isn’t a universally accepted definition for art.
Most of these individuals define the term referring to certain concepts that are usually considered as main terns such as beauty and aesthetic. Art may be said to be an object that has beauty. Some individuals may also refer to it as some kind of proficiency that usually leads to something with an aesthetic value. The artistic activity however requires a great skill of creativity to the individual who per takes it. This manuscript will concentrate on the different ways to approach the definition of art.
Art has been described to be very global thus it encompasses a wide range of concepts in finding its definition. Techniques to approach the meaning of art have greatly been linked with time. To begin with, the classical meaning of art greatly emphasizes on not only skills but also craft. Skills and craft may be said to be the main activities entailed in art.
Through this way art may be defined as a final artifact of a high level of knowledge usually referring to the proficiency. Therefore the ancient painters as well as sculptors were perceived to be purely highly expertise and skilled artisans (Young 17).
Art may be defined basing on the purpose of the end product that comes from the actual activity. In fine work, the products resulting from the great skill are created for an aesthetic purpose. Therefore other than the definition of art being related to the great skills of the artisan, the aesthetic value of the resulting product gives art another definition (Lamarque & Haugom 24). Thus art refers to a final product with a high aesthetic value.
On adding up on this, the function or rather the significance of the attractive product imparts another kind of definition to art. The functional capability of the product made it possible for categorization of art into fine and applied art. Aesthetic value thus remained the main concern in defining art especially for fine art.
Art may also have a new definition regarding the propagation of new styles plus other artistic techniques. Art at this stage has a broader meaning as the artists have a wide range of techniques to employ in there paintings. Art may also be defined basing on the various art forms such as assemblage, fixing, video as well as presentation.
Art may as well be defined basing on features such as graffiti in painting. Art may further gain its definition with special emphasis on the type of work produced during the presentation of the artistic skill. The experience gained by the viewers of the skill being presented contributes a lot to defining art (Cormack 15).
With regard to the several perspectives from individuals, one emerged with a definition that covered the work, artistic events plus the aesthetic value of art or rather all the techniques required in defining art.
The definition stated art as a product that is produced when an artist makes an attractive and beautiful item or rather reveals a motivating and interesting experience which is well thought of by the audience watching to be having an implication of one having an artistic talent. Therefore art can be approached in several ways when looking at its definition.
Works Cited
Cormack, Robin. Byzantine art. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2000. Print
Lamarque, Peter, and Haugom, Stein. Aesthetics and the philosophy of art: the analytic tradition: an anthology. Cornwall: Blackwell, 2004. Print
Young, James. Aesthetics: Aesthetic theory. NY: New York: Routledge Publishing house Ltd. 2005. Print