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Art (or the creative arts) commonly refers to the act and process of making material works (or artworks) which, from concept to creation, hold a fidelity to the creative impulse -ie. 'art' is work distinct from creative work that is driven by necessity (ie. vocation), by biological drive (i.e. procreation), or (in art-purist contexts) by any undisciplined pursuit of recreation.

The creative arts essentially denotes a collection of disciplines whose principal purpose (or sole purpose) is in the output of material whose creation is compelled by a personal drive and echoing or reflecting a message, mood, and symbology for the viewer to interpret.

As such, the term 'art' may be taken to include forms as diverse as prose writing, poetry, dance, acting, music (both performance and creation), sculpture and painting. However, the term 'art' most commonly refers to the visual arts- in particular painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving, conceptual art and installation art. These tend to be regarded as the 'fine arts', whereas furniture, industrial design, graphic design and others come under the umbrella of applied art, although they feature in several 'museums of art' and indeed 'histories of art'.