It is the generation of an idea, process, plan, or design. It can also be the process of production, composition, or performance. Creation and creativity can also mean the recreating or remaking of an already existing idea, design, or work. Examples of recreation might include an interpretation of a play or musical score, or an improvisation, or variations on a theme, subject, phrase, or idea. Aesthetics are used when exploring and examining art in order to experience and reveal reasons that may be proposed to accept its beauty, meaning, value, intrinsic worth, intent, and emotional content.
Aesthetic experiences can be present both in the creation as well as perception of works of art.
When students develop an aesthetic capability and acuity, they are developing habits of mind as well as habits of soul. In fine arts courses, appreciation of a particular work is an analysis to reveal its critical attributes, including its intrinsic worth, and the artist's decision-making that contributes to the effectiveness of conveying meaning and intent. Appreciation also includes having a general knowledge of the historical and contextual background of the work. Finally, appreciation includes an ability to evaluate the construction of a work to identify its level of artistry and craftsmanship. In analysis, production, and consumption, students are asked to formulate stylistic and cultural judgments about a work.