In Chap. 3 , art-making was described as an activity, governed by the idea of an artistic goal, whose characteristic artifacts are works of art (H1). Human beings engage in the activity of art-making with the intention of their output being regarded or treated as works of art. We further contend that art-making activity is a problem-solving activity: works of art represent various ways in which problems are solved and obstacles are overcome. For instance, Monet’s (1890–1891) Haystacks series of 20–30 paintings can be interpreted as a bold, serial attempt to solve the problem of representing the same subject (stacks of harvested grain) under transient and varying conditions of light (sunrise, sunset), weather (mist, frost, snow), and atmospheric effects across the different seasons of a year.