SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Sorsogon City
Education and Accountancy Department
Sy 2020-2021

GE 6: ART APPRECIATION
Module 2

CLASSIFICIATION OF ART

Prepared by:

SHAYNE KATE A. GOZO

Instructor
CATEGORIES/ CLASSIFICATION OF
ARTS
VISUAL ART (2D,3D)
Art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as
ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, design, crafts,
photography, video, film making and architecture.

Two-Dimensional Art
 Techniques are those in a flat plane.
 No significant depth.
 Has only 2 Dimensions such as length and a width, and no
thickness.

Three-Dimensional Art
 Type of artwork painted or drawn in a specific wat that creates an
optical illusion that tricks the mind into believing.
 Describes an image that provide the perception of depth.
 Has 3 Dimensions such as length, width and a width.
3 Types of 3D Art

1. Sculpture- processes originally used carving and modeling in

stone, metal, ceramics and wood.

Stone Sculpture Metal Sculpture

Ceramic Sculpture Wood Sculpture

2. Architecture- the art or practice of designing and constructing

buildings.
3. Media Art- artworks created with technologies including digital art,
computer graphics, computer animations, video games, 3D printing.

a. Digital Art- can be computerized, scanned or drawn using a tablet.

b. Computer Graphics- deals with generating images with the aid of

computers

c. Computer Animations- art of creating moving images via the use of

computers.

d. Video games- electronic game that involves interaction with user

interface or input device such as joystick, controller, keyboard or
motion sensing devices.
 e. 3D Printing- process of making a physical object from three-
dimensional digital model and input in the computer.

REFERENCE
Ortiz, A. Ma., Erestain, T., Guillermo, A., Montano, M., Pilar, S. A., Art:
Perception and Appreciation, 1976