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    Definition of Medium and Classification of Arts

    According to Medium
    Medium – in art refers to the material or means which the artist uses to objectify his feeling or thought,
    i.e. pigment in painting; stone, wood, and metal in sculpture; various building materials in architecture;
    sound in music; words in literature; and body movements in the dance.

    In art, a medium is the material that artists use to create their art. Whatever a piece of art is made out of is
    its medium. The plural of medium is media. So, one piece of art can be made of one medium or several
    media. Example:

    Oil in Canvas

    Tempera on Wood

    Ink on Silk

    All of these items are media. They describe each item the artist used to make the art. Therefore, oil and
    canvas are both media used to describe that particular work. Sometimes this can be a very important part
    of how the piece of art is interpreted. Different materials carry different significance. For example, if a
    certain wood is considered sacred, then using it indicates that this piece of art is very special. Or if an
    artist uses an uncommon medium, say garbage, it helps that artist make a statement.

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    Tempera, also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored
    pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk.

    Classification of Arts According to Medium


    1. Visual or Space arts – whose mediums can be seen and which occupy space.
    Two categories
    a. Two-dimensional arts – painting, drawing, printmaking, photography.

    b. Three–dimensional arts- sculpture, architecture, landscaping, community planning,


    Industrial design, and the crafts like ceramics and furniture making.

    2. Auditory or Time Arts – those whose medium can be heard and which expressed in time. i.e.
    music and literature.

    3. Combined Arts – those whose medium can be both seen and heard, and which exist in both
    space and time. i.e. dance, drama, opera and movies along with music, these are also known as
    the performing arts, because each art work is apprehendedas a “happening”. Each requires
    timein which to occur. These arts depend for their continued existence on repeated performance.

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    Reference: (n.d.). Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-medium-in-art-
    definition-terms-quiz.html

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