The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time: "Forty or fifty years ago the state of the art in radio was represented by crackling noises coming from a console of . . . Aztec-temple shape" (New Yorker).
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art always has meaning.
Art always has meaning
Art history is exactly what it sounds like: the history of art. Although, since the meaning "art" is a gray area, it would be safe to say that art history encompasses the history of visual culture....
Modern equipment, especially at the cutting edge of new technology is referred to as being, State of the Art. State of the Ark is a derogatory remark referring to old fashioned, often obsolete items.
This is a question that is surrounded by debate. On one hand, some people believe that a work of art can mean anything, and that its meaning is never constant. The work of art's meaning lies within the beholder, so essentially there are infinite meanings. However, on the other side, people believe that there is a singular inherent meaning that the artist laces within the work. That, the single meaning is what the artist makes it. personally, I think it's the later.