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Encyclopedia > Visual art

Many times, the term art is used to refer to the visual arts. The visual arts generally encompass areas such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, many design disciplines, as well the decorative arts like textile art and metalwork.


Contrast the visual arts with sculpture or the performing arts, such as music, theater, and dance.

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Types of visual arts

(sometimes called "fine arts")

History of the visual arts

  • History of cinema
  • History of design
  • History of fashion
  • History of painting
  • History of photography
  • History of sculpture

See also: Art movements


Art genres

See also


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Visual arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (445 words)
The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature.
The visual arts are distinguished from the performing arts, language arts, culinary arts, and other such classes of artwork.
British art schools made a clear distinction between the fine arts (a term that hints at their supposed superiority) and the crafts in such a way that a craftsperson could not be considered a practitioner of high art.
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The mission of The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts is to foster growth in the visual arts, provide a place for serious artists to work, and enrich the community with programs of art education, appreciation and exhibitions.
Art Renewal Center - is committed to reviving standards of craftsmanship and excellence in the museums and art schools of today.
We hope to perpetuate the eternal values of art, and to provide a forum for artists, scholars, collectors and the public to appreciate great art and to recognize that they're not alone in their suspicions about modern and postmodern art which are fully justified by the truth and the historical facts.
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