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[[File:Lascaux_Megaloceros.jpg|250px|thumb|Cave painting at Lascaux: Megaloceros with line of dots. Estimated to be 17,300 years old.]]'''Art''' is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
[[File:Lascaux_Megaloceros.jpg|250px|thumb|Cave painting at Lascaux: Megaloceros with line of dots. Estimated to be 17,300 years old.]]'''Art''' is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
<blockquote>
Art is something that lies in the slender margin between the real and the unreal.
(Chikamatsu Monzaemon)
</blockquote>


== In the News ==
== In the News ==

Revision as of 16:30, 18 November 2016

Cave painting at Lascaux: Megaloceros with line of dots. Estimated to be 17,300 years old.

Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artworks, expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.

Art is something that lies in the slender margin between the real and the unreal.

(Chikamatsu Monzaemon)

In the News

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External links:

  • Art @ Wikipedia