# art (creative)

a product that is an arrangement of matter by people and follows a pattern and has meaning

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: art  ·  Arena: concept

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [products](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-products.goods), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [arrangement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-arrangement.spatial), [follows](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-follows.sequential), [mean](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mean.signify), [meaning](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-meaning.significance)

**Through:** People put matter into arrangement and make products that follow patterns and have meaning, which together make a special structure

**Novel properties:**
- aesthetic form
- symbolic content
- intentional design

## Examples
- The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s, hangs in the Louvre and draws millions who decode its enigmatic expression. *(art)*
- The Sydney Opera House, designed by Jørn Utzon and completed in 1973, stands as a sculptural arrangement of concrete shells conveying cultural meaning. *(architecture)*
- Banksy's 2018 painting 'Girl with Balloon' partially self-shredded after auction at Sotheby's, altering its form and redefining its significance. *(economics)*

## Used by
- [artist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-artist.creative) (L11)
- [culture](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-culture.social) (L22)
- [gallery](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-gallery.space) (L11)

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*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*