Twentieth century works of art

The poem does not yet relate conceptual art thus far indicated, as the laureate was considered a oracle who unagitated the verses inspired by God, not the conception existed in the poems, at small as far as the communication. To provide the essential contribution that poetry was considered an art that was Bernardo Segni in 1549 translated into the vernacular of Aristotle's Poetics, a work in which Aristotle already numbered between poetry and other arts.

The social status of artists, who improved greatly during the Renaissance, helped to separate them by scientists and craftsmen.

In 1735 Baumgarten coined the term aesthetics using it for the first time in his thesis. Publish an essay entitled In 1750, Aesthetica.

Charles Batteux in 1746 defines in his book The Fine Arts Reduced to a single principle, the system of fine arts, arts in five indicating the proper sense painting, sculpture, poetry, music, dance to associated in two arts related the eloquence and architecture - whose common denominator lies in the imitation of reality for the purpose of creating beautiful objects.

From the late eighteenth century began the first crisis of the concept of beauty and art. They were emerging new forms of expression such as photography, architecture, industrial, household items, and it has to be part of an art.
 For this reason, in the twentieth century has abandoned the idea of ​​a comprehensive definition of art and works of art. The term art becomes an open concept, in which all the possible definitions of art converge.

The twentieth century echoes of growth intimate carried out by thinkers of the previous century, but reiterates the need for more interior echoes the artist and technical innovation, including new materials (iron and prefabricated elements) are elements fundamental.