THE VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS
THE VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS
THE VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS
It allows artists to
ARTS convey beauty, emotions, and ideas,
offering a unique window into culture,
history, and human experiences.
PAINTING
SCULPTURE
What is PAINTING?
What is SCULPTURE?
Painting is a way for artists to express
themselves.
Painting is the application of pigments The definition of sculpture is an art
to a support surface that establishes form through which 3D pieces of art
an image, design, or decoration. are produced. There are a few unifying
In art the term “painting” describes characteristics that most sculptures
both the act and the result. share. One is that sculpture is 3D:
Painting is also important to help sculptures can be in-the-round,
improve creativity, improve cultural meaning they are not connected to
appreciation, and it can have various background material, or they can be
physical and emotional benefits, such reliefs, meaning they are partially
as improving focus and building self- connected in some way to background
esteem. material. Because of the three-
Most painting is created with pigment dimensional nature of sculpture,
in liquid form and applied with a another key characteristic of sculpture
brush. is that sculptors can explore the
artistic element of form more so than
any other branch of art.
7 Elements in PAINTING