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Art is a term that describes a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities, but is most often understood to refer to painting, film, photography, sculpture, and other visual media. Music, theatre, dance, literature, and interactive media are included in a broader definition of art or the arts. Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the fine arts are distinguished from acquired skills in general.
Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values. During the Romantic period, art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".
The nature of art, and related concepts such as creativity and interpretation, are explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics.
The Encyclopædia Britannica Online defines art as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others". By this definition of the word, artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind: from early pre-historic art to contemporary art; however, some theories restrict the concept to modern Western societies. The first and broadest sense of art is the one that has remained closest to the older Latin meaning, which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft." A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact, artificial, artifice, medical arts, and military arts. However, there are many other colloquial uses of the word, all with some relation to its etymology.
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precious heart i'm in the dark i'm lyin here with the broken parts of truth
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
precious heart i'm in the dark i'm crying here but it's a start for me
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
when he runs why won't he run to me
and if it's complicated well why can't it be simple
if the sun shines well why won't it shine for me
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
precious heart i'm in the dark i'm lyin all here all picked apart and let down
let down, pick me up
let me down, pick me up
all you ever ask isn't simple
precious heart i'm in the dark
i'm crying here but it's a start for me
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
when he runs why won't he run to me
and if it's complicated well why can't it be simple
if the sun shines well why won't it shine for me
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
a reflection of you is alive in me
ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh
all you ever ask, all you ever ask, all you ever ask, all you ever ask isn't simple
all you ever ask, all you ever ask, all you ever ask, all you ever ask isn't simple
when he runs why won't he run to me
and if it's complicated well why can't it be simple
if the sun shines well why won't it shine for me
all you ever ask of me isn't simple
Written By Melissa Dori Dye