Art

This is a repost of an article, which was posted in 2002 under the terms and conditions of the UGPL license. The following text provides a textual definition of the term art as generally and as comprehensively as possible, reflecting the different ways of understanding different people have and explaining the different ways of understanding art. The method used is the definition relative to another term, which sometimes is also used in mathematics.

Found on science.orf.at: Art viewing is increasingly thought to have well-being benefits and has been applied for the public good. Visual Arts – a Compelling, Under-examined Resource for Well-being According to the authors from the University of Vienna five mechanisms could be identified, why art viewing benefits to well-being: