What are the similarities between chess and art?

How are chess and related? I find myself attracted to both. I recently read that Leonardo DaVinci- my favorite artist- who was also a scientist, and an inventor- might have been interested in chess, according to an old manuscript. From my experience in the world of rated chess tournaments, I am more interested in the creative part of chess rather than the results- the part in which I get to explore new sacrifices- some of which are so complicated, they are categorized as speculative. That is probably why Mikahil Tal was my favorite chess player- he was never afraid to experiment and create beautiful games in world championships in an era that encouraged a different school of thought- playing by the book, systematically, with the main goal of winning.