Art

(From the Latin arts) is the concept that encompasses all creations made by humans to express a sensitive vision of the world, whether real or imaginary. By plastic, linguistic or sound effects, art can express ideas, emotions, perceptions and feelings.

History indicates that, with the appearance of Homo Sapiens, art had a ritual and magic-religious function, which was changing over time. However, the definition of art varies according to the time and culture.

With the Italian Renaissance, in the late fifteenth century, it begins to distinguish between craft and fine arts. The craftsman is one who is dedicated to producing many works, while the artist is the creator of unique works.

The notion of art remains subject to deep disputes, since its definition is open to multiple interpretations, which vary by culture, time, movement, or the company for which the term has a specific meaning.

The word 'art' has an extensive meaning, may appoint any human activity done with care and dedication, or any set of rules necessary to develop optimally activity: it speaks well of "culinary art", "medical art", " martial arts "," trawl "fishing, etc. In that sense, art is synonymous with ability, skill, talent, experience. 

However, more commonly usually it considered art as a creative activity of the human being, which produces a series of objects (works of art) that are unique, and whose purpose is primarily aesthetic. In this context, art would be a generalization expressed from yesteryear as "fine arts", now somewhat obsolete and reduced academic and administrative areas concept. Similarly, the use of the word art to describe the performance of other activities has been being replaced by terms such as 'technical' or 'craft'. This article is about art as a means of creative expression of human nature.