Art is the human disposition of sensible or intelligible matter for an aesthetic end.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Art involves organizing matter to achieve a purpose related to beauty or understanding.
- In plain terms
- Art is arranging things to make something beautiful or meaningful.
- What can you take from it?
- Art transforms material into something with aesthetic purpose.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the purpose of your art?
- How do you organize matter?
Another view
This definition may exclude art created without clear intent.
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