• Art: Definition and Meaning The meaning of beauty and art is explored in the branch of philosophy called aesthetics. For more definitions, see the following: • Fine Art Includes: drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. • Visual Art Includes: fine arts, certain contemporary arts (eg. installation, performance) and decorative arts. • Decorative Art Broadly synonymous with crafts. See also: Arts and Crafts Movement. • Applied Art Includes: architecture, industrial-design, fashion/furnishings-design, interior-design etc. • Crafts Broadly synonymous with decorative arts.

Published on Sep 5, 2015

Art:

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts movement was an international movement in the decorative and fine arts that flourished in Europe and North America between 1880 and 1910, emerging in Japan in the 1920s.