Fine Arts: Definition and Meaning

Fine art

- refers to an art form practiced mainly for its aesthetic value and its beauty rather than its
function value

- rooted in drawing and design-based works such as paintings, printmaking and sculpture

- the word "fine" does not so much denote the quality of the artwork, but the purity of the
disciplines according to traditional Western European canons.

Five Main Fine Arts:

1.Painting

2.Sculpture

3.Architecture
4.Music

5.Poetry including theatre and dance

What does fine art include?

*Drawing

-charcoal

-chalk

-pastel

-pencil

-pen and ink

-book illustrations

*Sculpture

-bronze

-stone

-woodcarving

*Painting
-encaustic painting

-tempera painting

-ink and wash

-oil painting

-watercolor

-acrylic

-gouache

*Printmaking

-woodcut

-engraving

-etching

History of Fine Arts

*This type of art dates back to the Acheulian period of prehistoric art to protosculpture and to
cave paintings.

*During the era of ancient Mediterranean civilizations including those of later Greeks, Roman
and Byzantine culture as well as Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic art, the artist were
regarded as mere-skilled interior decoders or carvers.

*It wasn't like the Renaissance that the profession of artist was raised to a new higher level
reflecting the newly perceived importance of the design element or "disegno".

Modern or Contemporary Fine Arts

*Contemporary artist have further extended the boundaries of fine arts.

*The plastic art of sculpture now employs a range of new materials and forms.
*Printmaking has taken advantage of new commercial printing process like silkscreen printing
and gouache painting.

Movements and Periods of Fine Arts

*Gothic

*International Gothic Style

*Renaissance

*Romanesque Art

*Mannerism

*Neoclassical

*Realism

*Impressionism

*Fauvism

*Expressionism

*Cubism

*Pop Art

*Photorealism
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements in
Reading in Visual Arts

Reported by:
Kristine Regular

Lorie Mae Dianzon

Sheiva Joy Duenas

Jessierey Mariveles

Course Instructor:

Mr. Addie O. Molo Jr.