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Fine Art
Fine Art refers to arts that are concerned with a limited number of visual and
performing art forms, including painting, sculpture, dance, theatre,
architecture and printmaking. Schools, institutes, and other organizations still
use the term to indicate a traditional perspective on the art forms, often
implying an association with classic or academic art.The word "fine" does not so
much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the
discipline. This definition tends to exclude visual art forms that could be
considered craftwork or applied art, such as textiles. The more recent term
visual arts is widely considered to be a more inclusive and descriptive phrase
for today's variety of current art practices, and for the multitude of mediums
in which high art is now more widely recognized to occur. Ultimately, the term
fine in 'fine art' comes from the concept of final cause, or purpose, or end, in
the philosophy of Aristotle. The final cause of fine art is the art object
itself; it is not a means to another end except perhaps to please those who
behold it.
An alternative, if flippant, reference to "fine art," is capital "A" art, or,
art with a capital "A."The term is still often used outside of the arts to
denote when someone has perfected an activity to a very high level of skill. For
example, one might metaphorically say that "Pelé took football to the level of a
fine art."That fine art is seen as being distinct from applied arts is largely
the result of an issue raised in Britain by the conflict between the followers
of the Arts and Crafts Movement, including William Morris, and the early
modernists, including Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group. The former sought
to bring socialist principles to bear on the arts by including the more
commonplace crafts of the masses within the realm of the arts, while the
modernists sought to keep artistic endeavour exclusive, esoteric, and
elitist.Confusion often occurs when people mistakenly refer to the Fine Arts but
mean the Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, etc). However, there is some
disagreement here, as, for example, at York University, Fine Arts is a faculty
that includes the "traditional" fine arts, design, and the "Performing Arts".
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An academic course of study in fine art may include a Master of Fine Arts degree
Types of fine art
Architecture (frequently considered a fine art, especially if its aesthetic
components are spotlighted [in contrast to structural-engineering or
construction-management components])
Avant-garde music (much of it frequently considered both a performing art and a
fine art)
Dance (much of it frequently considered both a performing art and a fine art)
Drawing
Electronic Media (perhaps the newest medium for fine art, since it utilizes
modern technologies such as computer hardware and software from production to
presentation)
Film and Cinematography
Fine art photography
Graffiti (while a topic of sometimes-heated debate, some graffiti is viewed as
legitimate, "capital-A" art by art critics and other academics, and some of it
has even appeared in art galleries; see article for more)
Intermedia (interdisciplinary; traditionally referred to as Fine Art Media)
Jazz music (very often considered both a performing art and a fine art)
Literature and Creative writing
Painting
Printmaking
Sculpture
Textiles (if as "wearables" or "pre-wearables", is sometimes considered fine
art; frequently considered fine art if part of an art display)
Theatre (a performing art that is frequently also considered a fine art)
Videography (frequently considered a form of fine art, akin to cinematography)
Western art music (a performing art that is frequently also considered a fine
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