Western ArtArt refers to a diverse range of human intellectual and expressive activities and the outcomes of those activities. Within this context art is further defined as visual art and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and work made using digital media. or Western American art, is a genreA category of artistic composition that shares similarities in form, subject matter or style. Paintings that include views of the sea could be considered in the genre of seascapes. Genre has two meanings: its general meaning refers simply to a type of painting, such as landscape, still life or abstract. Its more specific meaning refers to the everyday subject matter in a painting, such as domestic interiors. It was 15 the main art form in 17th century Holland - it is typified by the work of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675). of visual art defined by its subject matterThe content of art is the meaning, message, and/or feeling imparted by a work of art. Content is inextricably linked with form, which refers to the pictorial aspects of art. In an artwork, the subject matter is what the image literally depicts. The content of the artwork is what the image means. rather than any specific style or approach; the subjects are related to the culturally rich and expansive American West.