What did CS Lewis mean by 'art'?
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I don't really think this question is on-topic for this site, since it's not about Christianity. It's probably not really on topic on any SE site, since it's just a discussion topic, and the only authoritative source for an answer died 49 years 11 months ago today.
Having said that, I think the best answer I can provide to your question:
When he said 'art' did he mean art as in 'painting' or books, music, sculpture, etc.?
Is:
It doesn't matter.
The point Lewis is making isn't about art at all. It's about "perpetual negations." He's describing how many people describe heaven as an absence of things, only to say that's not a healthy way to describe heaven. Does it really matter if, when he said "art," he was imagining the Mona Lisa, or if he was imagining something more abstract?
Likewise, when he said "food," did he mean biscuits and tea, or was he being more abstract?
It doesn't matter in the least. The entire concept he's portraying is abstract (thus one might assume each element in the list is also abstract). By getting bogged down in the details of the definition of "art," or of "food" or "events", one completely misses the point he's trying to make.
That's my 2Β’.
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