To a working artist, art is a commodity to be manufactured for demanding clients. A gallery owner may tell you art is a possession that, for a reasonable price, will enrich your life. When asked of art teachers, they may talk about media and techniques. Art is all these things and much more. Let me be so bold as to venture the following views.
Art is a language .
All art forms serve as vehicles to convey ideas and emotions. The visual arts provide a rich medium for uses as diverse as mass marketing and religious expression. Any language must have a vocabulary. Just as words are combined into sentences to express a particular idea, artists combine line, shape, color, and form to express the artist's vision. Art is a reflection of the world as perceived by human beings.