Should art only represent objects in a recognizable form? Or can art be about things that are nonrepresentational such as ideas, feelings or mood?

One of the major qualities of art, is that it is able to be interpreted differently among people. Often times, art is represented in abstract manners to exhibit the artist’s personal take on an idea, feeling, or mood. Having art that strays away from it’s immediately recognizable form, forces to audience to think about that piece and creates a more relatable engagement.

Ibelieve the answer is the renaissance