Visual arts

thumb|upright=1.5|Visual artworks: (clockwise from upper left) an 1887 [[self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh; a female ancestor figure by a Chokwe artist; detail from The Birth of Venus (–1486) by Sandro Botticelli; and an Okinawan Shisa lion]] Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, technical proficiency, or beauty.

practice of art which creates works that are primarily visual in nature

thumb|upright|Batik craftswomen in [[Java, Indonesia]] thumb|Savisiipi handicrafts store in Pori, Finland right|thumb|A handicraft Selling-Factory shop, Isfahan, Iran thumb|Artesanato Mineiro

aesthetic item or artistic creation

art genre for works that have as their primary subject the unclothed human body

thumb|right|250px|Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the [[Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia]]

thumb|upright=0.8|In painting, Leonardo da Vinci's [[Mona Lisa ( 1503–06) is considered an archetypal masterpiece, although it was not produced for admission to a guild or academy.]]

Mimesis (; , mīmēsis) is a term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a wide range of meanings, including imitatio, imitation, similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, the act of resembling, and the presentation of the self.

film genre

form of art form based on the creation and modification of physical objects

tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, possibly associated with a specific historical period

alt=|thumb|Detail of Cavandoli macramé Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting (rather than weaving or knitting) techniques.

various forms of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional graphics, in particular drawing and printmaking

relationship between mathematics and art

place where artists live and interact with each other

subfield of sociology

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essay, lecture or criticism from a particular point of view in a video/film/tv format

everyone involved in producing, commissioning, presenting, preserving, promoting, chronicling, criticizing, and selling fine art

set of artistic practices using food as a creative material

visual representation of music in film or other art forms

ways in which a work of art or an artistic performance may be considered authentic

category of art that presents a sequence; comics are a prominent example

genre of painting

art inspired by climate change

story told primarily through the use of visual media

overview of and topical guide to the visual arts