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Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. It is also used to describe "high-quality" works from these fields."Fine art" differs from "useful art" ( craft) in that it is purely aesthetic, whereas crafts are made to serve a practical purpose.
Example: a sculpture of a teapot that does not actually work is fine art, whereas one that does work is craft.
The line is blurred when fine decoration is applied to a useful item, such as a quilt, eating utensils, furniture, or decorative architecture such as caryatids. In some cases, a finely decorated useful item may be put on display for its aesthetic value rather than used. In a few cases, classes of items that were formerly useful are now regarded as belonging to the fine arts; for example, tapestries, which used to be used as insulation, are now used purely for decoration in many cultures.
1 The Fine Arts
- Dance
- Design
- Drawing
- Film
- Literature ( aesthetic)
- Music
- OperaCharles Garnier's Opera, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. The drama is presented using the typical elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera,
- PaintingThis article is about the painting of a surface for artistic reasons. Painting is also the utilitarian painting of objects and buildings, often done to provide a protective coating or for aesthetic reasons. One possible process for decorative painting of
- PhotographyPhotography is the technique of recording, by chemical, mechanical or digital means, a permanent image on a layer of material sensitive to light exposure. The word comes from the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γρα&phi
- PrintmakingPrintmaking is an process where multiple prints of an image can be made by use of matrix on which the image is created. A composition is created on a surface from which a transfer using ink is possible, such as a plate, stone, piece of wood, potato, etc.
- SculptureSculptor redirects here. You may also be looking for Sculptor (constellation). Greece Sculpture is any three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. Sculpting is the art of assembling or shaping an object. It may be of any size and of any suit
- Textiles ( aesthetic)
- TheaterTheater ( American English) or Theatre ( British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, mus
2 See also
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