Kinds of Arts Flashcards
perceived with eyes.
Visual Arts
include artistic representation recorded on a flat or two-dimensional surface
such as painting, drawing, photography, etc
Graphic arts
process of applying pigments to a surface.
Painting
oil, watercolor, tempera, and others
painting mediums
surfaces where paintings are executed
canvas, wood, paper and plaster
art of representing something by lines
drawing
mediums of drawing
pencil, crayon, charcoal, brush, pen and ink
making multi-reproduction of graphic works
printing
unwanted portions of design are cut away
Relief printing
Intaglio printing
printing from a plate on which incised lines, which carry the
ink, leave a raised impression.
drawing directly on a metal plate
dry point
is the art or process of producing drawings or designs on metal plates covered
with wax.
Etching
is done on a metal plate with a cutting tool called a barin, which leaves a V-shaped trough.
Engraving
includes all processes in which printing is done from a flat (plane) surface
Surface printing
is the art or process of printing from a flat stone or metal plate by a method based on the repulsion between grease and water.
Lithography
process of stretching silk over a rectangular frame and
unwanted portions in the design are blocked out
silkscreen
chemical-mechanical process by which images are produced
photography
all fields of the visual arts in which materials are organized into three-dimensional forms. These include architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, interior design, sculpture, crafts, industrial design, dress and costume design, and theater design.
Plastic arts
art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic
expression. It includes music, dance, opera, drama or play.
Performing arts
music
art combining and regulating sounds
art that is common to man even during the earliest times. It is the
most direct of the arts for it makes use of the human body as its medium. It springs from man’s love
for expressive gestures, his release of tension through rhythmic movement. Types of dance include
ethnologic, social or ballroom, ballet, modern, musical comedy.
dance
is another of the important arts. Going to a play is a wonderful experience. The play
may be a comedy, tragedy, mystery, musical or melodrama. The spectators get involved in these
situations and thus gain greater insight into human motives and passions.
Drama
play
form of literature
drama set to music
opera
popular addition to the various forms of the theater. Through it, a
great number of people are able to see dramatic performances every day
motion picture
