Gateways to Art

By Nevitt Nixon

Visual Arts
Art, also known as visual art to distinguish it from other types of art, is a conscious creation of a visual object or experience through the use of skill or imagination. Painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, decorative arts, photography, and installation are all included in the category of art.
On one end of the spectrum, the various visual arts serve purely aesthetic and on the other, purely utilitarian purposes. The terms "artist" and "artisan" are frequently used to describe people who put a lot of emphasis on the practical aspect of their work. However, this should not be interpreted as a rigid plan. Motives can be very different even within the same type of art; As a result, a weaver or a potter might make a blanket or a salad bowl that is both beautiful and very useful, or they might make works that are just beautiful to look at. A definition of art that encompasses this continuum has existed for centuries in cultures like Africa and Oceania. However, by the middle of the 18th century, the establishment of a sense that painting and sculpture were "art" and distinct from more utilitarian media in the West. Art institutions maintained this rigid distinction between art forms until the late 20th century, when it began to be questioned.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW31X1P2
• ISBN13: 9798378553624
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"