Defining the Arts How to determine what art really is!

What is Art? “A broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines.” “A broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines.” You say: “????” You say: “????” In order to understand this, we must first define some terms. In order to understand this, we must first define some terms.

Define These: Culture Culture Expressive Expressive Disciplines Disciplines

How Did You Do? Culture: “The entire range of customs, beliefs, social forms and material traits of a religious, social or racial group or in a given time period.” Culture: “The entire range of customs, beliefs, social forms and material traits of a religious, social or racial group or in a given time period.” Expressive: “To make known one’s thoughts, feelings, etc. To represent with signs, symbols, etc.” Expressive: “To make known one’s thoughts, feelings, etc. To represent with signs, symbols, etc.” Disciplines: “A field of learning, training or conditioning.” Disciplines: “A field of learning, training or conditioning.”

So the Arts Are: The ways in which different people have expressed themselves at different times in history. The ways in which different people have expressed themselves at different times in history. The arts are a form of communication for the purposes of giving information, recording history and expressing individuality. The arts are a form of communication for the purposes of giving information, recording history and expressing individuality.

Why is this Important? It allows us to learn first hand of life in other times. i.e. cave drawings, art from the city of Pompeii, etc. It allows us to learn first hand of life in other times. i.e. cave drawings, art from the city of Pompeii, etc. The subtle messages in these works tell us more about these people than most formal docuamentation The subtle messages in these works tell us more about these people than most formal docuamentation

What’s in it for Us? By learning to understand these works, we learn to look at things for multiple perspectives. By learning to understand these works, we learn to look at things for multiple perspectives. We expand our analytical mind. We expand our analytical mind. We understand ourselves better. We understand ourselves better.