Fill in the Blanks art oround usOnline version complete the text with the words that you have by juan pablo padilla garcia 1 paramount considerations production theatre performing sculpture auditory separated emotional Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual , or performing artifacts ( artworks ) , expressing the author's imaginative , conceptual ideas , or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or power . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In their most general form these activities include the of works of art , the criticism of art , the study of the history of art , and the aesthetic dissemination of art . The three classical branches of art are painting , and architecture . [ 3 ] Music , , film , dance , and other arts , as well as literature and other media such as interactive media , are included in a broader definition of the arts . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Until the 17th century , art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences . In modern usage after the 17th century , where aesthetic are , the fine arts are and distinguished from acquired skills in general , such as the decorative or applied arts .