# art

> general concept that creates expressive work for its beauty or emotional power (use Q838948 for the resulting work, use Q2018526 for the group of creative disciplines)

**Wikidata**: [Q735](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/art

## Summary
Art is the general human concept of creating expressive works valued for their beauty or emotional power. It is part of culture and encompasses a wide group of creative disciplines, producing individual creative works and many specialized genres, movements, institutions, and practitioners.

## Key Facts
- Art is described as a general concept that creates expressive work for its beauty or emotional power (wikidata_description).
- Alias: "Art".
- Wikipedia title: "Art".
- Wikidata sitelink_count for the art entry: 289.
- Art is part of culture, defined as shared aspects of a society's way of life (culture sitelink_count: 281).
- The arts (the group of creative disciplines) are closely associated with the general concept of art (arts sitelink_count: 61; use  for the general concept of art).
- Art produces creative work (creative work sitelink_count: 22).
- Applied arts are a part of art and apply design and decoration to everyday objects (applied arts sitelink_count: 56).
- Erotic art is a recognized subtype addressing erotically stimulating or sexually arousing subject matter (erotic art sitelink_count: 26).
- Prehistoric art is an established category with an inception dated to about 35,000 BCE (inception: -35000-00-00T00:00:00Z; prehistoric art sitelink_count: 52).
- Performing arts are a category of art performed for an audience (performing arts sitelink_count: 82).
- Art forgery is the practice of creating falsely credited art (art forgery sitelink_count: 19).
- Ancient art denotes art of the advanced cultures of ancient societies (ancient art sitelink_count: 21).
- Nocturne is listed as a genre of painting (nocturne sitelink_count: 9).
- Folk art is produced by artisans trained in a relevant skill within a local client economy (folk art sitelink_count: 37).
- Culinary art covers preparation, cooking and presentation of food as art (culinary art sitelink_count: 26).
- Glitch art uses digital or analog errors for aesthetic purposes (glitch art sitelink_count: 18).
- Auto-destructive art is an art movement started in the 1960s (inception: +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z; auto-destructive art sitelink_count: 6).
- Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices that are also listed within art-related categories (martial arts sitelink_count: 129).
- Visual arts create works that are primarily visual in nature (visual arts sitelink_count: 121).
- Conceptual art is a contemporary art movement with inception around 1960 (inception: +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z; conceptual art sitelink_count: 57).
- Naïve art is listed as an art movement (naïve art sitelink_count: 47).
- Action art is an art genre (action art sitelink_count: 13).
- Monumental art is described as an arts genre, style, or branch (monumental art sitelink_count: 13).
- Religious art is an art genre with religious themes (religious art sitelink_count: 25).
- Virtual art is art made with technical media (virtual art sitelink_count: 8).
- Interactive art involves the spectator (interactive art sitelink_count: 22).
- Transgressive art intends to outrage or violate morals and sensibilities (transgressive art sitelink_count: 8).
- Canadian art is visual and plastic arts originating from Canada (country: Q16; Canadian art sitelink_count: 8).
- Participatory art involves the audience in the creative process (participatory art sitelink_count: 7).
- Krypto art is a category of art related to blockchain technology (krypto art sitelink_count: 7).
- Degenerate art was a term used by the German Nazi regime to describe modern art (country: ; degenerate art sitelink_count: 45).
- Ephemeral art emphasizes impermanence (ephemeral art sitelink_count: 8).
- Cake decorating is an artistic practice of baking and decorating cakes (cake decorating sitelink_count: 14).
- Performance art uses the actions of an artist or participants; it is distinct from the broader performing arts (performance art sitelink_count: 60).
- Fantastic art explores fantasy and imagination (fantastic art sitelink_count: 11).
- Mec Art is a 20th-century art movement (Mec Art sitelink_count: 6).
- Pregnancy in art is a recurring theme (pregnancy in art sitelink_count: 8).
- Literature is a polysemous term referring to a written art form and the set of literary works (literature sitelink_count: 290).
- Islamic art developed from the hegira in year 622 through to the nineteenth century, across regions from Spain to India among Islamic populations (Islamic art sitelink_count: 59).
- The art entry lists extensive related people, organizations, and concepts (see Body for the full list of related entities and their descriptors).

## FAQs
Q: What is meant by "art" in this entry?
A: In this entry, art refers to the general concept of creating expressive works judged for beauty or emotional power and is linked to a wide group of creative disciplines often summarized as "the arts."

Q: How is art related to culture and the arts as disciplines?
A: Art is part of culture (shared societal ways of life) and is represented within the broader category "arts," which denotes groups of creative disciplines shaped by human expression and cultural influence.

Q: What kinds of art are listed under the concept?
A: The concept encompasses many kinds, including visual arts, performing arts, applied arts, erotic art, prehistoric art, ancient art, folk and culinary arts, conceptual and auto-destructive movements, virtual and interactive art, and many genres such as nocturne, monumental, religious, glitch, transgressive, participatory, krypto, ephemeral, cake decorating, performance, fantastic, naïve, and action art.

Q: Does the entry connect art to people and institutions?
A: Yes; the entry lists many artists, art historians, critics, organizations, museums, and movements — including named individuals like Victor Vasarely, Takashi Murakami, Ai Weiwei, and institutions like the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and Academy of San Carlos.

Q: Are there dates or origins given for specific art categories?
A: Yes; prehistoric art is dated to about 35,000 BCE and movements such as auto-destructive and conceptual art are associated with around 1960. Islamic art development is referenced from the hegira (year 622) to the nineteenth century.

Q: What practical uses or interdisciplinary links does art have?
A: Art intersects with academic disciplines, museum practice, curation, criticism, pedagogy, design, technology (e.g., virtual art, glitch art, krypto art), and culinary and martial practices that are also described within art-related categories.

## Why It Matters
Art matters because it is a central vehicle for human expression, cultural transmission, and emotional communication. It encodes shared practices of a society (culture) and operates across multiple domains — visual, performative, applied, culinary, and digital — affecting everyday objects, ceremonies, entertainment, political expression, spiritual life, and economic activity. Art shapes identities, archives histories (from prehistoric cave imagery to Islamic art traditions spanning continents), and challenges norms (transgressive and auto-destructive practices). It also supports ecosystems of training (art academies), critique (art historians and critics), preservation (museums), and innovation (new media, blockchain-related krypto art), thereby driving education, scholarship, public discourse, and markets. Because art both reflects and alters perception, it solves practical problems of design and communication and provokes change by altering how people experience the world.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly defined as a component of culture and the broader category "arts," linking creative works to societal life and disciplines.
- Encompassing an enormous diversity of forms and specializations: visual, performing, applied, culinary, martial, virtual, conceptual, participatory, and more.
- Including categories with deep historical roots, such as prehistoric art (inception ~35,000 BCE) and Islamic art (development from year 622 onward).
- Hosting 20th-century movements that foreground process and temporality, such as auto-destructive art (inception ~1960) and conceptual art (inception ~1960).
- Containing both traditional genres (nocturne, monumental, religious) and contemporary practices (glitch art, krypto art, virtual art, interactive art).
- Being the subject of institutional ecosystems: art museums, art academies, critics, curators, and organized groups (e.g., AKhRR, Mánes Union of Fine Arts).
- Generating specialized themes and practices with measurable presence (sitelink counts indicating extensive coverage across Wikipedia entries).

## Body

### Definition and Classification
- Art is presented as a general concept for creating expressive works judged for beauty or emotional power (wikidata_description).
- It is part of culture, which is identified as shared aspects of a society's way of life.
- The general concept of art is closely tied to the "arts" as a group of creative disciplines (use  for the arts concept).

### Parent Topics and Part-Of Relationships
- Art is a constituent of culture (culture — Thing; sitelink_count: 281).
- Art intersects and overlaps with the arts (arts — Thing; sitelink_count: 61).
- Creative work is a direct outcome of art (creative work — Thing; sitelink_count: 22).
- Applied arts is a subdomain applying design and decoration to everyday objects (applied arts — Thing; sitelink_count: 56).
- Performance-related domains: performing arts (performed for an audience; sitelink_count: 82) and performance art (action-based, participant-inclusive; sitelink_count: 60).

### Major Subtypes, Genres, and Movements
- Prehistoric art: art produced in preliterate cultures; inception recorded at approximately 35,000 BCE (prehistory inception: -35000-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 52).
- Ancient art: art from advanced ancient cultures (ancient art sitelink_count: 21).
- Visual arts: practice creating primarily visual works (visual arts sitelink_count: 121).
- Conceptual art: contemporary movement, inception around 1960 (conceptual art inception: +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 57).
- Auto-destructive art: movement originating in the 1960s (inception: +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 6).
- Naïve art, action art, monumental art, religious art, virtual art, interactive art, transgressive art, participatory art, ephemeral art, fantastic art, Mec Art, performance art, glitch art, and krypto art: each listed as distinct categories or movements with sitelink_counts ranging from 6 to 57 depending on the item.
- Genre example: nocturne (a genre of painting; sitelink_count: 9).
- Thematic categories include erotic art and pregnancy in art (erotic art sitelink_count: 26; pregnancy in art sitelink_count: 8).

### Thematic and Functional Forms
- Applied arts: design and decoration applied to functional objects (applied arts sitelink_count: 56).
- Culinary art: preparation, cooking and presentation of food typically as meals (culinary art sitelink_count: 26).
- Martial arts: codified systems and traditions of combat; listed among art-related categories (martial arts sitelink_count: 129).
- Folk art: artisan-produced within a local client economy (folk art sitelink_count: 37).
- Cake decorating and vegetable carving: examples of niche, craft-based artistic practice (cake decorating sitelink_count: 14; vegetable carving sitelink_count: 18).

### Historical Coverage and Chronology
- Prehistoric art inception of around 35,000 BCE locates art practices to early human cultural expression.
- Islamic art development is described from the hegira (year 622) to the nineteenth century across a broad geographic swath from Spain to India among Islamic populations (Islamic art sitelink_count: 59).
- Mid-to-late 20th-century movements such as conceptual art and auto-destructive art are associated with around 1960.

### Institutions, Organizations, and Ecosystem
- Museums and institutions mentioned: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (inception: +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 8), Artizon Museum (inception: +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q17; sitelink_count: 17), Shimane Art Museum (inception: +1999-03-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q17; sitelink_count: 8), Frist Art Museum (inception: +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 6).
- Academies and schools: Academy of San Carlos (inception: +1781-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q96; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 14), Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (inception: +1933-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 6), Émile Cohl School (inception: +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; headquarters: ; industry: ; sitelink_count: 5).
- Organizations and groups: AKhRR (Soviet art group; inception: +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 13), Mánes Union of Fine Arts (inception: +1887-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: , , ; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 5), Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (inception: +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q16; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 7).
- Museums affiliated with national governments or collections: Royal Museums of Art and History (inception: +1835-08-08T00:00:00Z; country: Q31; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 12), National Galleries Scotland (inception: +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; headquarters: ; employees: 327.0; sitelink_count: 12).

### Notable People Mentioned (selected list from related items)
- Darco — Artist (sitelink_count: 7).
- Péter Forgács — Hungarian filmmaker (born 1950; sitelink_count: 15).
- Pierre Auguste Cot — French painter (1837–1883; sitelink_count: 28).
- Isidore Isou — Romanian-born French poet, experimental filmmaker, critic & visual artist (1925–2007; sitelink_count: 17).
- Michael Kimmelman — American art and architecture critic (sitelink_count: 7).
- Mona Hatoum — Palestinian sculptor and installation artist (born 1952; sitelink_count: 25).
- Peter Weibel — Austrian artist and theorist (1944–2023; sitelink_count: 13).
- Victor Vasarely — French-Hungarian painter and printmaker (1906–1997; sitelink_count: 60).
- Takashi Murakami — Japanese contemporary artist, film director (born 1962; sitelink_count: 39).
- Ai Weiwei — Chinese conceptual artist (born 1957; sitelink_count: 63).
- Robert Indiana — American artist (1928–2018; sitelink_count: 31).
- Michael Snow — Canadian artist (1928–2023; sitelink_count: 13).
- Lev Manovich — media historian and new media artist (birth date: 1960; sitelink_count: 16).
- Mieke Bal — Dutch art historian (born 1946; sitelink_count: 17).
- Claudio list (numerous other artists, historians, critics, and curators are included in the related items list, such as Frank Popper, Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, Chantal Akerman, Federico García Lorca, and many more).

### Publications, Periodicals, and Criticism
- Revue des Deux Mondes is listed as a French periodical since 1829 (inception: +1829-07-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; headquarters: Q90; sitelink_count: 21).
- The Art Journal is cited as a magazine about art (inception: +1839-01-01T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 5).
- Numerous art historians and critics are listed among related people, indicating the role of scholarship and criticism in the art domain (e.g., Frank Popper, Meyer Schapiro, Mieke Bal, Jean-François Chevrier).

### Art Markets, Dealers, and Collecting
- Tony Shafrazi is listed as an American art dealer (sitelink_count: 6).
- Bruno Bischofberger is listed as a Swiss art dealer (sitelink_count: 7).
- Historical collectors and patrons appear among related people, such as Pavel Tretyakov and patrons like Nikolai Sheremetev.

### Art Education and Training
- Art academies and private schools are present in the linked entities (Academy of San Carlos, Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata, Émile Cohl School).
- Teachers, theorists, and academics appear in the related persons list (e.g., Lev Manovich, Meyer Schapiro, Mieke Bal).

### Geographic and Cultural Scope
- Art categories range regionally and historically: Canadian art (country: Q16), Islamic art (development from year 622 across Spain to India), Canadian and Japanese museums and institutions, and examples of artists from many countries are included in the related persons list.

### Specialized Practices and Techniques
- Techniques and specific practices are listed in the related entities: Chinese paper cutting (sitelink_count: 28), Hebron glass (art industry; sitelink_count: 11), vegetable carving (sitelink_count: 18), saikei (tray landscapes; sitelink_count: 5), and saikei-like crafts.

### Contests, Labels, and Political Uses
- "Degenerate art" is listed as a politicized label used by the Nazi regime to condemn modern art (country: ; sitelink_count: 45). This highlights that art categories can be weaponized for ideological purposes.

### Related Concepts, Disciplines, and Cross-References
- Academic and organizational cross-links include terms like academic major, academic discipline, essentially contested concept, economic sector, topic, and Olympic sport.
- Work of art is referenced as the aesthetic item or artistic creation (work of art sitelink_count: 67).
- Art museum (class) is noted as a building or space for exhibition (sitelink_count: 49).

### Containment and Subsidiaries
- The art entry contains or is associated with "arts" and "culture" as subsidiary or related entries (arts sitelink_count: 61; culture sitelink_count: 281).

### Metadata and Structured Properties
- Aliases: "Art".
- Sitelink_count for the art article: 289.
- Wikipedia_title: "Art".
- Wikidata_description: "general concept that creates expressive work for its beauty or emotional power (use  for the resulting work, use  for the group of creative disciplines)".

### Representative Examples and Case Items from Related List (institutions, people, movements)
- Museums and buildings: Villa des Arts (Parisian private road with artists' studios; historical monument), Kunstnernes Hus (building in Oslo; inception: +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z).
- Organizations: Royal Museums of Art and History, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
- Artists and creators: a long list of named individuals is included in the related items, spanning painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, theorists, critics, curators, and multimedia artists (e.g., Takashi Murakami, Mona Hatoum, Robert Indiana, Victor Vasarely, Ai Weiwei, Michael Snow, Isidore Isou).
- Critics and historians: Meyer Schapiro, Frank Popper, Jean-François Chevrier, Mieke Bal.
- Movements and groups: AKhRR, Movimento Arte Concreta, Mec Art, Mánes Union of Fine Arts.

### Cross-disciplinary and Technological Links
- New and hybrid forms: virtual art (technical media), glitch art (errors as aesthetic), krypto art (blockchain-related), interactive and participatory art (audience-involving approaches).
- Technology and art practice are explicitly represented through listed forms and contemporary practitioners (e.g., new media artists like Lev Manovich and multimedia practitioners in the related list).

### Coverage and Reach
- The wide variety of sitelink_counts attached to subtopics indicates broad coverage across many Wikipedia-language entries and substantial documentation for multiple art subfields and figures.

### Limitations and Referential Notes
- The entry explicitly advises using  for the resulting work (work of art) and  for the group of creative disciplines; the wikidata_description points users to these related identifiers.

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