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The current usage of the term “visual arts” includes fine art as well as
the applied, decorative arts and crafts, but this was not always the
case. Before the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain and elsewhere
at the turn of the 20 century, the term ‘artist’ was often restricted to a
person working in the fine arts (such as painting, sculpture, or
printmaking) and not the handicraft, craft, or applied art media.
In this subject you learn about the process of making art in many
forms including drawing, painting, printmaking, digital imaging,
sculpture, clay, metal, and fiber. You explore art made in the western
world from ancient Greece to our modern day and the artistry of
nonwestern cultures including Asia, Africa, and the Islamic .
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