Art is the process and product of applying certain skills to any activity that transforms

a. matter, sound, or motion into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
b. durable matter into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
c. matter or motion into a form judged by art critics to be aesthetically pleasing.
d. only sound or motion into a form deemed aesthetically pleasing to people in a society.
e. the emotional state of the consumer.


ANS: A

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