CLASSIFICATIO

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OF
ARTS
Art is classified in different ways.
Writers and philosophers have their own classification
of art.
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According to Webster (1987)

-the major art involves man’s skills to create works of art that are in form, content, and
execution. Appeal to sense of hearing and feeling.
-the minor arts lies in ‘styling’ and are addressed primarily to the sense of sight and their
usefulness.

According to Manaois
-There are (2) general dimensions of arts
1. Fine arts/independent arts – made especially for aesthetic enjoyment.
2. Practical arts/utilitarian arts – intended for practical use or functional purpose.
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According to Estolas (1995)

-Grouped arts into (6)
1. Visual Arts- artworks perceived by our eyes, which may be classified into graphic and
plastic art.
2. Performing Arts- include theatre, play, dance, and music.
3. Literary Arts- include short stories, novels, poetries, and dramas.
4. Popular Arts- include the film, newspaper, magazine, radio and television.
5. Gustatory Art of the Cuisine- involves skill in food preparation.
6. Decorative Arts- visual objects produced by beautifying houses, offices, cars and other
structure.
Barrios (2012)
Classified arts into two categories

1. According to purpose
2. According to media and forms
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Practical Arts or Useful Arts

- are those human activities
directed to produce artifacts,
tools, and utensils used in
doing household and
everyday chores.
Ex. Basket weaving,
agriculture, ceramics, etc.
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Liberal Arts
- involve in the development
of man’s actual reasoning.
Ex. mathematics, astronomy,
grammar
Fine Arts
- are the product of human creative activity as they express
beauty in different ways and media for the satisfaction and
relaxation of man’s mind and spirit.
Ex. painting, sculpture, architecture
Major Arts
- are characterized by their actual
and potential expressiveness and
by a purely disinterested purpose.
Ex. music, poetry, sculpture
Minor Arts
- are works connected with
practical uses and purposes.
Ex. interior decoration,
porcelain
Plastic Arts
- are developed through space and perceived by the sense of sight.
Ex. painting, sculpture, architecture
Phonetic Arts
- are based on sounds and words as media of
expression.
Ex. music, drama, literature
Kinetic Arts
- make use of the rhythmic
movement as media of
expression.
Ex. dance
Pure Arts
- utilize only one medium of
expression.
Ex. sound in music, color in
painting
Mixed Arts
- use two or more media
Ex. the opera (which is a
combination of music,
poetry, drama)
Thank you for
listening.