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Fine Art? Popular Art? Craft?

Fine Art then it was generally thought to be the

Fine art, sometimes also called high art, product of craft, not fine art. But many objects

commonly refers to a form of art that is originally intended to be functional, such as

aesthetically pleasing and that takes a certain quilts, are now thought to qualify as fine art.

set of skills to achieve. Examples typically Art Forms:


Painting
included painting and sculpture. This
This is the most common art form that
understanding of fine art is often also called
contemporary artists create. Artists make use
“art for art’s sake” and it is generally seen as
of color pigments and apply them on canvas
being superior to functional art, such as
or boards to express their thoughts and ideas.
decorative vases.
Artists do not only use paints in their works, but
Popular Art
they also incorporate different media and
Any dance, literature, music, theatre, or other
other art techniques, such as ink drawings or
art form intended to be received and
cutout paper, magazines, and other photos to
appreciated by ordinary people in a literate,
make a collage. Other artists paste different
technologically advanced society dominated
elements to add texture or emphasize a
by urban culture. Popular art in the 20th
theme or idea.
century is usually dependent on such
Sculpture
technologies of reproduction or distribution as
Creating a sculpture is an option for
television, printing, photography, digital
contemporary artists. However, artists are no
compact disc and tape recording, motion
longer limited to traditional media, such as
pictures, radio, and videocassettes. By the late
clay, stones, marbles, or metals, in creating
20th century, television (q.v.) had
their works. In contemporary art, artists
unquestionably become the dominant vehicle
incorporate other elements and media, such
for popular art and entertainment.
as pieces of clothing, coins, found objects, or
Craft
even electrical materials, such as bulbs and
Clay, textiles, glass, and jewelry were long
fluorescents.
considered the province of craft, not art. If an

object’s intended use was a part of daily living,


Architecture By combining video presentations with audio

One of the classic fine arts disciplines, has or broadcast.

long had a close relationship with the art Medium

world. What we refer to as architecture is the The various tools and methods that artists

process of designing, planning, and have used throughout history to create works

constructing beautiful buildings. of art. From the first pigments used by cave

Photography dwellers to mark their hands on walls to the

The primary goal of photography is to tools used for painting and drawing, and even

communicate and record events, moments, new forms of expression such as computer-

and portraits over time. However, generated graphic designs, humans have

contemporary photographers used this expressed themselves in ways that reflect the

medium as an artistic tool to communicate a technological advancements of the time.

theme or ideas and concepts. Furthermore, Painting and Drawing Mediums:

contemporary photographers use a variety of • Egg Tempera Paint

photographic styles and may ignore or break • Fresco Paint

traditional photographic rules. • Oil Paint

Performance • Acrylic Paint

Contemporary artists use their bodies as a • Watercolor Paint

medium or tool to convey ideas or concepts • Encaustic Paint

via actions or movements. Performances • Gouache Paint

may take the form of acting, singing, dancing, • Charcoal

or oral recitation of written works. • Pastels

Digital and Video Art • Chalk

Artists maximize technology by creating their • Graphite Pencils

artworks on computers rather than traditional • Color Pencils

art tools or media. Aside from photography, • Ink and Pen

contemporary artists are also exploring digital • Silverpoint

and video art. Artists create works of art


Three-Dimensional Mediums: expressions that challenge traditional artistic

• Stone categorizations.

• Bronze Examples:

• Clay Collage

• Glass Collage describes both the technique and the

• Wood resulting work of art in which pieces of paper,

Technique Definitions: photographs, fabric, and other ephemera are

• A technique is a particular method of arranged and stuck down onto a supporting

doing an activity, usually a method that surface.

involves practical skills. Assemblage

• Every artistic product presupposes or Art that is made by assembling disparate

implies a technique, that is, a plethora of elements – often everyday objects –

manual or instrumental operations, which scavenged by the artist or bought specially.

act on the raw material and organize it, Found Objects

shape it, model it, they qualify it according A found object is a tangible item, either

to precise intentionality that is called natural or man-made, or a fragment thereof,

artistic. that an artist discovers or occasionally

• The manner and ability with which an acquires due to its inherent allure. The artist

artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like keeps these objects because they pique his or

employs the technical skills of a particular her interest or hold some significance. Found

art or field of endeavor. objects, known as "objet trouvé" in French, can

Mixed Media Mediums be displayed on a shelf as standalone works

Mixed art mediums are a fusion of various of art while also serving as sources of

materials and techniques that transcend inspiration for the artist. Found objects may

traditional boundaries to produce eclectic be modified by the artist, transforming them

and dynamic works. Mixed media artists use a into curated works of art presented with

harmonious interplay of elements to create deliberate intent.

visually compelling and conceptually rich


Printmaking Conceptual Art

An artistic process based on the transfer of In conceptual art the idea or concept is the

images from a matrix to another surface, most important aspect of the work. When an

most commonly paper or fabric. Woodcut, artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means

etching, engraving, and lithography are that all of the planning and decisions are

traditional printmaking techniques, but made beforehand, and the execution is a

modern artists have expanded them to perfunctory affair. It can be – and can look like

include screen-printing. A matrix is essentially – almost anything. This is because, unlike a

a template that can be constructed of wood, painter or sculptor who will think about how

metal, or glass. The design is created on the best they can express their idea using paint or

matrix's flat surface using tools or chemicals. sculptural materials and techniques, a

The matrix is then inked to transfer it to the conceptual artist uses whatever materials

intended surface. To print from a matrix, and whatever form is most appropriate to

controlled pressure must be applied, which is putting their idea across – this could be

typically accomplished with a printing press, anything from a performance to a written

which produces an even impression of the description.

design when printed onto paper or fabric.

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