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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Art arises from the application of human creativity to existing materials, resulting in a new object or experience. There is a wide variety of activities and artifacts that can be called ‘art’, ranging from performance to visual art. Aesthetics is the philosophy of art.