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Art is, inherently, difficult to define. However, we can say that art is both production and product. It is the infusion of aesthetic principles and meaning into objects or actions. In the words of Robert Hanson, "Artists are alled to express ideas, images and emotions that others cannot see or understand, we define our existence in different terms and create expressions that can last for ages to come."
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