VISUAL ARTS
The visual arts are forms that create works
that are primarily visual in nature, such as;
Ceramics
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking

VISUALARTS
Design
Crafts
Photography
Video
Film making and,
Architecture

VISUALARTS
Performing arts, conceptual art, textile
arts involve aspects of the visual art as well
as art of other types.
Also included within the visual arts are the
applied arts such as;

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN

FASHION DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN

DECORATIVE ART

VISUALARTS
The current usage of the term “visual art”
include fine art as well as the applied,
decorative arts and crafts, but this was not
always the case.

Visual ARTS Include the following:
•Fine arts
•Contemporary arts
•Decorative arts and craft
•Other.

Fine arts
•The term “fine art” refers to an art form
practiced mainly for its aesthetics value and
its beauty rather than its functional.
•Fine art is rooted in drawing and designed-
based works such as;
•Painting
•Printmaking
•Sculpture

Fine arts
•The fine art is constantly being extended to
embrace new activities arising because of
their new technology, or artistic invention.

Contemporary arts
•The visual art include a number of modern
art forms, such as;
•Assemblage
•Collage
•Mixed- media
•Conceptual art
•Installation

Contemporary arts
Along with film based discipline such as;
• Photography
• Video art and animation

Contemporary arts
•This group of activities also includes high
tech discipline like computer graphics
and giclee prints.

Decorative art and crafts
The general category of visual arts
encompasses a number of decorative art
discipline and crafts, including
•Ceramics and studio pottery
•Mosaic art
•Mobiles
•Tapestry
•Glass art (including stained glass)

Other
•Visual art sometimes include applied art
areas such as;
•Graphic design
•Fashion design
•Interior design

Other
•In addition, new type of body art may also
fall under the general heading of visual
arts. This include;
•Tattoo art
•Face painting
•and Body Painting

TATTOO ART
A tattoo is a form of body
modification where a design
is made by inserting ink,
dyes and pigments, either
indelible or temporary, into
the dermis layer of the skin
to change the pigment.
The art of
making tattoos is tattooing.

FACE PAINTING
colorful makeup
for drawing
pictures on
children's faces

BODY PAINTING
is a form of body art where
artwork is painted directly
onto the human skin. Unlike
tattoos and other forms of
body art, body painting is
temporary, lasting several
hours or sometimes up to a
few weeks. Body painting that
is limited to the face is known
as "face painting".

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