Art

My fiery bird friend, Amelia, asks, "What is art? And what is the purpose of art?"

Since this is such a broad question, I decided to do some empirical experimentation before I begin to wrap my head around the question. Here's my first attempt at drawing a cat on paint (I didn't even have to use the eraser!). Yea, I admit that my artistic skills is quite limited, and my eye-mouse coordination is pretty lacking too in terms of drawing, but I wonder ... is this art? What do you think?

Let's first look at the etymology of the word "Art." It is derived from the Latin word "Ars" which means skill or craft. So think phrases like "Ars Amoria" - Art of Love, or "Martial Arts." But since I know Amelia is more of an artist in the traditional sense, she must've been asking about fine arts or creative arts.

So here's the deal. With my very limited knowledge on art, I would say that Art is a form of self-expression where the artist purposes to create something compelled by personal desires, moods, creativity to communicate a message, thought, or idea to an audience. Practically, the artist usually attempts to capture a particular thought and delineates it in such a way to make it come alive to the audience.

Well, that's my blurb about art ... Amelia, you should tell me what you think because I know you already had an answer in mind when you asked the question.