How many arts exist

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A fundamental purpose common to most art forms is the underlying intention to appeal to, and connect with, human emotion. However, the term is incredibly broad and is broken up into numerous sub-categories that lead to utilitarian , decorative, therapeutic, communicative, and intellectual ends.

In its broadest form, art may be considered an exploration of the human condition, or a product of the human experience. The decorative arts add aesthetic and design values to everyday objects, such as a glass or a chair, transforming them from a mere utilitarian object to something aesthetically beautiful.

Entire schools of thought exist based on the concepts of design theory intended for the physical world. Bauhaus chair by Marcel Breuer : The decorative arts add aesthetic and design values to everyday objects. Art can function therapeutically as well, an idea that is explored in art therapy.

While definitions and practices vary, art therapy is generally understood as a form of therapy that uses art media as its primary mode of communication.

It is a relatively young discipline, first introduced around the midth century. Historically, the fine arts were meant to appeal to the human intellect, though currently there are no true boundaries. Typically, fine art movements have reacted to each other both intellectually and aesthetically throughout the ages.

With the introduction of conceptual art and postmodern theory, practically anything can be termed art. In general terms, the fine arts represent an exploration of the human condition and the attempt to experience a deeper understanding of life. The meaning of art is shaped by the intentions of the artist as well as the feelings and ideas it engenders in the viewer. The meaning of art is often culturally specific, shared among the members of a given society and dependent upon cultural context.

The purpose of works of art may be to communicate political, spiritual or philosophical ideas, to create a sense of beauty see aesthetics , to explore the nature of perception, for pleasure, or to generate strong emotions. Its purpose may also be seemingly nonexistent. More recently, thinkers influenced by Martin Heidegger have interpreted art as the means by which a community develops for itself a medium for self-expression and interpretation. Helen Frankenthaler, : A photograph of the American artist Helen Frankenthaler in her studio in Art, in its broadest sense, is a form of communication.

It means whatever the artist intends it to mean, and this meaning is shaped by the materials, techniques, and forms it makes use of, as well as the ideas and feelings it creates in its viewers.

Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations. Beauty in terms of art refers to an interaction between line, color, texture, sound, shape, motion, and size that is pleasing to the senses. What makes art beautiful is a complicated concept, since beauty is subjective and can change based on context.

However, there is a basic human instinct, or internal appreciation, for harmony, balance, and rhythm which can be defined as beauty. Beauty in terms of art usually refers to an interaction between line, color, texture , sound, shape, motion, and size that is pleasing to the senses. Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and appreciation of art, beauty, and taste.

Aesthetics is central to any exploration of art. Numerous philosophers have attempted to tackle the concept of beauty and art. For Immanuel Kant, the aesthetic experience of beauty is a judgment of a subjective, but common, human truth. He argued that all people should agree that a rose is beautiful if it indeed is. Some of the most beautiful decorative works are completely devoid of recognizable features, while a superrealist painting or sculpture can sometimes leave us cold.

The truth is, "good" or "beautiful" art is practically indefinable. Arguably, its existence hinges on a magical combination of shape and colour, which cannot be pre-selected, otherwise Volkswagen would manufacture it. Did the news make us choke over our breakfast? Probably not. After all, people do pay huge prices for rare objects. Nevertheless, it's very confusing, because it gives the impression that a painting has an objective or intrinsic value, sometimes reaching into the millions.

But the truth is, a painting has no intrinsic value - only rarity. Even its beauty or aesthetic appeal can be acquired by buying a print, at a fraction of the cost of the original. When it comes to a Monet, a Van Gogh or a Titian, none of this matters because the rarity value justifies a hefty price-tag, but when it comes to works of art by ordinary mortals, beware!

All this explains why the contemporary art market has nosedived, while demand for rare Old Masters and Moderns remains comparatively buoyant. In contrast, the second-class category, known as "decorative art" the new word for crafts , refers to things like ceramics, tapestry, enamelling, metalwork, stained glass, textiles, and others, which are deemed to be ornamental or decorative, rather than intellectual or spiritual.

So to recap: arts are beautiful useless things that elevate the senses - example, the Mona Lisa; whereas crafts prettify functional objects - example, a tea cup with a handpainted design. Take architecture, for instance. This has always been regarded as a fine art, despite being the ultimate example of utility - just ask any architect. Advertising posters by the likes of say Toulouse Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha are also seen as fine art, despite being the embodiment of decorative functionalism.

On the other hand, a beautiful tapestry or stained glass window is regarded as mere ornamentalism, irrespective of the degree of artistic designwork and craftsmanship involved. And if you think all this is pointless and confusing, wait till you encounter "applied art", a term which is now used to describe a more design-oriented category of decorative art. Among the great twentieth century animators are J.

Historically has exerted significant influence on the development of fine art, through architectural styles like Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical. For the origins of skyscraper design, see: 19th Century Architecture ; for its characteristics and development, see: Skyscraper Architecture present ; for technical details, see: Chicago School of Architecture ; for historical context, see: American Architecture present. English category is Outsider art. See ancient pottery from China and Greece, below.

May be combined with painting or drawings. Also known as Digital, Cybernetic or Internet art. Leading conceptual artists include: Allan Kaprow b. A central issue in fine art concerns the relative importance of drawing line versus colour. For a short guide, see: French Decorative Arts Includes drawing, cartoons, caricature art , comic strips, illustration, animation and calligraphy, as well as all forms of traditional printmaking.

Also includes postmodernist styles of word art text-based graphics. Closely associated with Byzantine art, and later, Russian icon painters. Typically includes 3-D works like sculpture, assemblage, collage or installations. See: Celtic Metalwork. For its high point during the Middle Ages, see: Ravenna Mosaics c.

Until the invention of pre-mixed paints and the collapsible paint tube in the midth century, painters had to create their own colour pigments from natural plants and metal compounds.

See colour in painting.