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ART (Noun)
1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
The study of these activities.
The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.
5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
6.
a) A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.
b) A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.
7.
a) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.
b) Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: "Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice" (Joyce Carol Oates).
8.
a) arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.
b) Artful contrivance; cunning.
9. Printing Illustrative material.
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