Art as Expression

• Types of art that allow self-expression


  • Visual Arts
  • Film
  • Performance Art
  • Poetry Performance
  • Architecture
  • Dance
  • Literary Art
  • Theater
  • Applied Art
• Visual Arts


  Creations that appeal to the sense of sight and are mainly visual in nature
• Mediums of visual arts

  • Paintings
  • Drawings
  • Letterings
  • Printing
  • Sculpture
  • Digital imaging
• Visual arts express the ideals, despairs and distress of the artists at the time their works were created. The ideas of the artists are inherent in their creation
• Groups of visual arts

  • Graphics Arts (flat or two-dimensional surface)
  • Plastic Arts (three-dimensional)
• Graphics Arts


  Any form of visual artistic representation, especially painting, drawing, photography and the like or in which portrayals of forms and symbols are recorded on a two-dimensional surface
• Graphic Arts


  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Graphic Processes
  • Commercial Art
  • Mechanical Processes
  • Photography
• Painting


  The process of applying pigment to a surface to secure effects involving forms and colors. The mediums for painting include oils, tempera, watercolor etc. Canvas, wood, paper and plaster are some surfaces that are used to paint paintings
• Drawing


  The art of representing something through lines formed on the surface of representing an object, scene or forms of decorative or symbolic significance through lines, shading, and textures. Pencil, pen, and ink, crayon, brush, and charcoal are the mediums used
• Graphic Processes


  Multi-reproduction methods for the processing of graphical works. All processes include preparing a master image of the drawing or design on some durable material from which printing is carried out, such as wood, metal, or stone. Processes can be categorized according to the nature of the surface on which the printing takes place: raised (relief); depressed (intaglio); or flat (surface, plane)
• Commercial Art


  Involves the design of books, ads, signs, posters and other displays to enable the product, service or concept to be sold or embraced
• Mechanical Processes


  Produced by commercial printers in order to reproduce words and images in one or more colors easily and in large quantities
• Photography


  A chemical-mechanical method by which images are generated by the action of light on sensitized surfaces. Reproductions can be rendered in black or white or in the original in complete colors
• Plastic Arts


  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • City Planning
  • Interior Design
  • Sculpture
  • Crafts
  • Industrial Design
  • Dress and Costume Design
  • Theater Design
• Architecture


  The art of designing and constructing buildings and other types of structures. Varied materials used include stone, concrete, brick, wood, steel, glass, and plaster. Architecture is often referred to as the "mother of the arts" because it houses, serves as background for, or occurs in relation to other fields of art such as painting, sculpture, interior design, landscape architecture, and city planning
• Landscape Architecture


  Planning outdoor areas, particularly gardens, parks, playgrounds and golf courses, for the purposes of human enjoyment. Plants, trees, shrubs, blossoms, vines, and soil cover are the main materials
• City Planning


  The planning and coordination of the physical elements of a large or small city. Structures and areas concerned with all phases of living and working are pleasantly and efficiently systematized and connected
• Interior Design


  The design and arrangement for ease and elegance of architectural interiors. Backgrounds (walls, floors, ceilings), furnishings and accessories are included. Wallpaper design, furniture, curtains and upholstery textiles are significant areas of interior design
• Sculpture


  The design and creation of three-dimensional structures that represent natural objects or forms that are imaginary (sometimes abstract). Stone, wood, clay, and metal are common materials, but there are also ivory, jade, rope, string, and other materials used. Statues are referred to as sculptures of figures
• Crafts


  The designing and creating of items for use or for enjoyment by hand. This involves areas such as ceramics, jewelry, leatherwork, and weaving. They are known as industrial design when these areas are mass-produced
• Industrial Design


  The design of objects for machine production. The designs for automobiles and household appliances are examples
• Dress and Costume Design


  The creation of clothing of all sorts, such as skirts, jackets, suits, ties, and the like
• Theater Design


  The design of settings for dramatic productions
• Film


  The art of putting together successions of still images in order to create an illusion of movement. The art of filmmaking is so complex it has to take into account many important elements such as lighting, musical score, visual effects, direction and more. It is a live art
• Performance Art


  The artist's medium is mainly the human body which he or she uses to perform but also uses other kinds of art such as visual art, props or sound. It usually consists of four important elements: time, where the performance took place, the performer/performer's body, and the relationship between the audience and the performers
• Poetry


  An art form where the artist expresses his emotions through the use of words. These words are chosen carefully to exhibit clarity and beauty and to stimulate various emotions such as joy, anger, love, sorrow and the list goes on. These words, combined with movements, tone, volume and intensity of delivery add to the artistic value of the poem
• Dance


  A series of movements that follows the rhythm of the music accompaniment. Dancing usually has no rules – it is a creative form that allows people to freely express themselves. Dancers are not confined to set steps and rules but are free to create and invent their own movements as long as they deem them graceful and beautiful. Dance involves the movement of the body and the feet in rhythm
• Types of dance


  • Ethnologic
  • Social or Ballroom Dance
  • Ballet
  • Modern
  • Musical Comedy
• Ethnologic dance


  Involves folk dancing affiliated with cultural and national groups
• Social or ballroom dance


  Popular types of dancing generally performed by pairs. They include such forms as waltz, foxtrot, rhumba, and tango
• Ballet


  The formalized style of dance that originated in the medieval royal courts. Either solo or concerted dances with mimetic acts accompanied by music may be ballet dances. In general, these are constructed around a theme or plot
• Modern dance


  Often referred to as modern or interpretative dances. Rebellion against classical ballet formalism is expressed by these dances: they emphasize personal communication of moods and themes. In the past, there were normal and untrained gestures. There are various types of movements nowadays, typically based on the latest trend
• Musical Comedy dance


  Dances performed in theaters by soloists, groups, choruses, night clubs, motion pictures, and TV. It incorporates ballet, modern, tap, and acrobatics in different ways
• Literary Art


  Artists who practice literary arts use words -- not paint or musical instruments to express themselves and communicate emotions to the readers. It goes beyond the usual professional, academic, journalistic and other technical forms of writing. It focuses on writing using a unique style, not following a specific format or norm. It may include both fiction and non-fiction such as novels, biographies and poems
• Types of Literary Art

  • Drama
  • Essay
  • Prose fiction
  • Poetry
  • Miscellaneous
• Drama


  A tale that was recreated in front of an audience by actors on stage. Some of the most prevalent forms of drama include tragedy, melodrama and comedy
• Essay


  Nonfiction, expository writing that ranges from casual, personal subjects to objective treatments of significant subjects that are closely reasoned
• Prose fiction


  Narratives (stories), as distinguished from true accounts, generated by the author. The term fiction comes from the Latin word that means "to form," "to invent," or "to feign". Traditionally, fiction is split into types of novel, novelette, and short story. A novel or short story defines the characters and incidents that have been invented by the author
• Poetry


  Highly expressive literature that uses unique forms and the choice of words and emotional images. Poetry, like epics, romances, and ballads, is narrative (storytelling). The sonnet, ode, elegy and song are among the lyric forms
• Miscellaneous literary art


  History, biography, letters, journals, diaries, and other works not formally classed as literature often have definitive literary appeal and status due to the high quality of the writing