## What is art? **Art**: the expression or application of human creative skill. art must: - be made with the intent to convey emotion - should "satisfy the senses" - be made with intent - have attention to feeling and emotion art may: - be a relay of experience or emotion from one person to another ## Medium A particular material, along with an accompanying technique (plural: media). Example include: - Acrylic, enamel, gesso, glaze, ink, oil ## History 1. The branch of knowledge dealing with past events ## How do you look at art? Purposes and functions of art include: - Communicating information: - In non-literate societies, art was used to teach. - Today, film and television are used to disseminate information. - Spirituality and Religion - All of the world's major religions have used art to inspire and instruct the faithful - Personal and cultural expression - | Phrase | Definition | | ---- | ---- | | | |