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Hello everyone, we are group 8,my topic today is the art thing.We are talking about What is art?The origin of the art. The history of art. And The function of art.Firstly,what’s the Concept of Art? By means of a special physical materials and tools, people use certain aesthetic abilities and skills in physical materials, interaction with the spirit and soul of aesthetic objects, be full of passion and vitality to do the creative work. You can say it is an act of spiritual and cultural creation, and its also an organic combination of human ideology and production patterns. (人类通过借助特殊的物质材料与工具，运用一定的审美能力和技巧，在精神与物质材料、心灵与审美对象的相互作用下，进行的充满激情与活力的创造性劳动。可以说它是一种精神文化的创造行为，是人的意识形态和生产形态的有机结合体。)And the feature of art is as follow:Unified image and rationality.Unified logical Cognitive and emotional experience.Unified aesthetic activity and ideology .(形象把握与理性把握的统一,情感体验与逻辑认知的统一, 审美活动与意识形态的统一)Art is divided into the following categories:Visual Arts.Performing Arts Integrated Arts And Language Arts.(造型，表演，综合，语言)Today, we are mainly related to the Visual Arts. How about the origin of art?Here there are five main theory to explain that. Imitation theory：Imitation is inherent in human nature and instinct, art originated in human imitation of nature.模仿是人类固有的天性和本能，艺术起源于人类对自然的模仿。 Game theory：Art originated in the game, it is only a mental game in order to completely get rid of the shackles of practical and utilitarian, to gain real freedom, and emphasized the human aesthetic activities and games, is a surplus of energy use.艺术起源于游戏，人们只有在一种精神游戏中才能彻底摆脱实用和功利的束缚，从而获得真正的自由，并且强调人的审美活动和游戏一样，这是一种过剩精力的使用。 Performance theory：Art originated in the need of human emotional expression and communication, emotional expression is the most important function of art, the main motivation is also artistic happening.艺术起源于人类表现和交流情感的需要，情感表现是艺术最主要的功能，也是艺术发生的主要动因。 Witchcraft theory：In the primitive mind, the original utilitarian art has great practical value, according to the witchcraft of view, this is because th