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What is art If you ask one hundred random people the question what is art there is no doubt that you would receive one hundred different answers and one hundred different definitions The answer to the question what is art is similar to the question Painter and sculptor Victor Hugo Zayas was asked by a group of middle schoolers who is god There are a million different interpretations to the answer because it's such an ambiguous question In my search for the answer to this question I've stumbled across many definitions ranging from dictionary definitions to definition from philosophers to movies directors and producers yet there doesn't seem to be a consensus on the definition of art One dictionary definition of art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual auditory or performing artifacts artworks expressing the author s imaginative or technical skill intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power Oxford Another dictionary defined art as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power
