Art Appreciation

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  • Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, coming from the Latin word "ars" which means a "craft or specialized form or skill".
  • In Medieval Latin, "ars" meant "any special form of book-learning such as grammar or logic, magic and astrology".
  • Art is universal, crafted by all people regardless of origin, time, place and that it stayed on because it is liked and enjoyed by people continuously.
  • The two Greek epics, the Illiad and the Odyssey, and the Sanskrit pieces Mahabharata and Ramayana, are purportedly written before the beginning of recorded history.
  • Art is not nature, it is man’s expression of his reception of nature.
  • Art is man’s way of interpreting nature.
  • Art is not nature, it is made by man, whereas nature is a given around us.
  • Well and Grinding Wheel in the Forest of the Chateau Noir" by Paul Cezanne is an example of art.