Genre is the term that covers the overarching subject matter or core themes that form a “family” of works that have been created over time. These subject titles are descriptive and self-evident in the case of “Ballet” or “Mime” or “Mythology but take on a more nuanced character under the heading of “Joie De Vivre”. A particular lifelong interest might spark immediate curiosity about a genre: it is one way to approach the complexity of an array of work that springs from a lifetime of experience.