Outline of the visual arts
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the visual arts:
Visual arts – class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature. Visual Arts that produce three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture, are known as plastic arts. The current usage of visual arts includes fine arts as well as crafts, but this was not always the case.
Essence of visual arts
- Main article: Visual arts
Types of visual art
- aerosol art
- Architecture – process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art.
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- Asemic writing –
- Animation –
- Collage –
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- Decollage –
- Decorative art –
- Design – as a verb, it refers to the process of originating and developing a plan for a new object (machine, building, product, etc.). As a noun, it is used both for the final plan or proposal (a drawing, model, or other description), or the result of implementing that plan or proposal (the object produced).
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- Painting –
- Photography –
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- Typography –
- Video art –
History of visual arts
General visual arts concepts
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Visual artists
Some major visual artists
See also
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