Art is a diverse array of human activities and the products of the activities; visual arts, including the creation of images or things in fields such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, as well as other visual media. Architecture is frequently included among the visual arts; however, such as the decorative arts, it involves the creation of objects where in actuality the practical considerations of good use are essential-in a way that they are not often for a painting, for example. Music, theater, film, dancing, as well as other performing arts, together with literature, and other media such as for example interactive media are included in a broader definition of artwork or the arts.
Before the Seventeenth century, art of any proficiency or competency was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the good arts, where aesthetic factors are paramount, are distinguished from acquired skills in general, and the decorative or implemented arts.