DIVISIONS OF ART

Human 1
A. PURPOSE

B. MEDIA & FORM USE

A.1 PRACTICAL
… an art or craft, as woodworking or needlework, that serves a
utilitarian purpose...
PRACTICAL ARTS
…
an art or craft, as woodworking or n
eedlework, that serves a
utilitarian purpose...
A.2 LIBERAL
…academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history,
philosophy, mathematics, and science, that provide information of…
A.2 LIBERAL
…academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history,
philosophy, mathematics, and science, that provide information of…
LIBERAL ARTS
…academic disciplines, such as
languages, literature, history,
philosophy, mathematics, and
science, that provide
information of…
A.3 FINE ARTS
… a visual art considered to have been created primarily for
aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness,
specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture....
A.3 FINE ARTS
… a visual art considered to have been created primarily for
aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness,
specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture....
FINE ARTS
…
a visual art considered to have
been created primarily for
aesthetic purposes and judged
for its beauty and meaningfuln
ess,
specifically, painting, sculpture
, drawing, watercolor, graphics
, and architecture....
A.4 MAJOR ART
… art forms that include architecture,
painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking(the fine arts)....
A.5 MINOR ART
… art forms other than architecture,
painting, sculpture, etc....includes literature, music, dance and
theater…
A. PURPOSE

B. MEDIA & FORM USE

B.1 PLASTIC ARTS
… art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium
by moulding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics. The term has
also been applied to all the visual (non-literary, non-musical) arts....
B.2 PHONETIC ARTS
… the art of making verses using words and/or letters....
B.3 KINETIC ARTS
… art that contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect ....
B.4 PURE ARTS
… art that uses only one medium ....
B.5 MIXED ART
… art that combines two or more art forms or mediums....
Art for Arts Sake (L’ “Art never expresses anything
art pour l’art) – Victor but itself” – Oscar Wilde
Cousin
Art adds beauty
to our lives.
Art serves as
decoration
Art highlights
qualities that
reveal what is
beneath.
Art remains as
time passes by.
Art expresses
spiritual
beliefs
Art serves as a
vehicle to
express inner
most fantasies.
Art makes one
think
Art magnifies
simple objects
to complex
ones.
Art portrays
universal
themes such as
hope, fear, or
superiority.
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