VISUAL
ART
The first and oldest
form of Prehistoric Art
is petroglyphs
(cupules), which
appeared throughout
the world during the
Lower Paleolithic.
UAL
A term to describe a
S
ART
wide array of artistic
VIS
disciplines that are
appreciated primarily
through sight.
UAL Visual arts include
S different art forms and
ART
disciplines such as fine
VIS
arts, decorative arts, and
contemporary art form.
FINE ARTS
Are the artworks we
readily associate with
art. The term “fine arts”
ARTS
was first used to
describe the art forms
created primarily for
FINE
its appearance rather
than its practical use.
❖ Drawing
❖ Painting
❖ Sculpture
ARTS
❖ Print
❖ Graphic Art
FINE
❖ Calligraphy
❖ Architecture
Drawing – the art or
technique of producing
images on a surface,
ARTS
usually paper, using
marks, usually ink,
FINE
pencil, chalk, and
charcoal.
FINE
ART
Painting – the
expression of ideas
and emotions, with the
ARTS
creation of certain
aesthetic qualities
FINE
and it is done with a
brush or a paint-pot.
FINE
ART
Sculpture – the act,
process, or art of
carving or cutting
ARTS
hard substances,
modeling plastic
substances, or casting
FINE
melted metals into
works of art.
FINE
ARTS
Print – an image made
using a plate that has
ARTS
been engraved and
inked, and then
transferred onto paper
FINE
using a press.
Graphic Art – refers to
any visual
representation of data
ARTS
and includes a variety
of forms including
drawings, photographs,
FINE
line art, geometric
designs, and maps.
FINE
ARTS
Calligraphy– the art of
ARTS
beautiful and elegant
handwriting or
lettering, artistic and
FINE
stylized.
FINE
ARTS
Architecture – the art
and technique of
designing and
ARTS
building, as
distinguished from the
skills associated with
FINE
construction.
FINE
ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Artworks that are both
aesthetically and functional.
While the fine arts are
primarily concerned with
beauty and aesthetics, the
decorative arts are not only
beautiful but also useful.
DECORATIVE ARTS
❖ Textile Art
❖ Glassware
❖ Jewelry
❖ Furniture
❖ Earthenware
❖ Metal craft
❖ Interior design
DECORATIVE ARTS
Textile art – arts and crafts
that use plant, animal, or
synthetic fibers to construct
practical or decorative objects.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Glassware – any decorative
article made of glass, and
artworks that are either partly
or entirely made of glass.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Jewelry – emphasizes creative
expression and design.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Furniture – a form of
decorative art. Movable objects
intended to support various
human activities such as
sitting, eating, and sleeping.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Earthenware – a type of clay
that is fired to make pottery.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Metal Craft – shaping metals in
a beautiful form to produce
amazing and stunning designs.
DECORATIVE ARTS
DECORATIVE ARTS
Interior Design – the art of
understanding people’s
behavior to create functional
spaces, that are aesthetically
pleasing, within a building.
DECORATIVE ARTS
CONTEMPORARY
ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY
ART FORMS
New and unusual art forms that
could not be easily categorized
between the fine arts and the
decorative arts.
CONTEMPORARY
ART FORMS
Provide new perspectives on
current issues and events.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
❖ Assemblage
❖ Collage
❖ Installation
❖ Performance art
❖ Digital art
❖ Land art
❖ Conceptual art
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Assemblage – work of art made
from combinations of materials
including found objects.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Collage – an art form that is
made up of overlapping pieces
of material, such as
photographs, fabric, colored and
textured paper and other types
of mixed media.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Installation Art – a mode of
production and display of
artwork rather than a movement
or style.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Performance Art – involves live
events that artists use as
artwork.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Digital Art – work made with
digital technology or presented
on digital technology.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Land Art – made directly in the
landscape by sculpting the land
itself or by making structures in
the landscape with natural
materials.
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Conceptual Art – art for which
the idea behind the work is
more important than the finished
art object.
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