Art has been created by all people of the world at all times; it has lived because it is liked and enjoyed. The elements and forms of art apply to all arts everywhere.

Art contributes to the understanding of past and present cultures. Through art, people learn about their culture's values and strengthen their culture's identity.

Through art, the people feel proud of their customs, traditions, and beliefs because they give a sense of belonging. The artists’ work such as painting, sculpture, music, dances, ceramics, prints and others are records of their society’s culture.

Art is not nature because it is man-made. Art is man's interpretation of what he perceives as art.

Nature, such as the mountains, the volcano, lakes, rivers, land terrain are made by God and not by man. Thus, art, and not nature, is made by man by all times.

According to Jeff Lee (2016), art is a form of expression of the deepest emotion of the minds. According to him, the egoic mind (conscious mind) and the echoic mind (unconscious mind) together making up the totality of thinking.

Artistic expression may be expressed 100% in conscious mind but those who are extremely artistic or right-brained individuals, they may be more creative and are able to recognize the value of linking seemingly unrelated thoughts or ideas, methods, and concepts because of their frequent practice.

Art is a product of the imagination that entertains, pleases and inspire people. The various artworks of artists reflect the artist's power of creativity.

Artists create artwork about anything they want, imagine or see around them. The artists use their imagination to create any artwork using strange shape and different kinds of links and colors.

Color expresses the artist’s personal feelings and moods. Colors symbolize ideas.

Color brings art a particular meaning, mood, and feeling in an artwork. The artist's choice of color expresses the beauty and elegance of the artist's work and also feeling the artist has at that moment.

Ang Kiukok, a famous Filipino-Chinese painter likes to dwell on subject matters showing the "harsh, disturbing, morbid” realities happening in the Philippines. Emotion is the moving and cementing force of his artwork.

The painting of Vincent Van Gogh, the "Starry Night" is an expression of feelings based from his experiences. In his artwork, he displayed stars swirling in the sky. He used bold jagged strokes, gloomy colors to convey strong and strange feelings.