Art is defined as a diverse range of human activities involving visual, auditory, or performing elements that are created to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional resonance. It communicates imaginative or technical skills and can mean whatever the artist intends. The word "art" encompasses ability, process, and product. Motivated functions of art include communication, entertainment, political change, psychological healing, social inquiry, and propaganda/commercialism. Non-motivated functions fulfill basic human instincts for harmony, experiences of mystery, imagination, universal communication, and ritual/symbolism.