Art App

• Pablo Picasso: 'art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth'
• Art Forms


  • Architecture
  • Sculpture
  • Painting
  • Music
  • Literature
  • Film
  • Dance
  • Theatre
• Architecture


  The art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction
• Sculpture


  Three-dimensional forms constructed to represent the natural or imaginary shape
• Sculpture


  • David, marble sculpture by Michelangelo, 1501-04; in the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
• Painting


  Starry Night (1889) – Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night is probably the most famous oil painting made by the dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted when Van Gogh was 37 years old and isolated in an asylum, the landscape portrays a mix between the real world and Van Gogh's own memory. During the isolation period, the artist produced more than 150 works, based on the landscapes that he saw at Provence
• Artist


  A person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art
• Artisan


  A skilled worker who creates functional items with their hands, often using traditional techniques
• All of the artisans are artists but not all artists are artisans
• Medium


  • Pigment
  • Binder
  • Watercolor
  • Tempera
  • Pastel
  • Encaustic
  • Oil
  • Acrylic
  • Charcoal
• Mosaic


  Wall or floor decorations made of small cubes of irregularly cut pieces of colored stone or glass called tesserae, fitted together to form a pattern and glued on a surface with plaster or cement
• Stained glass


  Translucent glass colored by mixing metallic oxides into the molten glass or by fixing them into the surface of clear glass
• Tapestry


  Fabrics into which colored designs have been woven
• Drawing


  The most fundamental of all skills needed in visual art, using graphite (pencil), pen and ink, pastel, chalk, charcoal, crayons, or silverpoint
• Photography


  Literally means drawing with light, showing the actual likeness of the object photographed, making use of technology: camera, films, chemical, or computer program
• Marble Sculpture


  Perhaps the medium that most readily comes to mind when considering sculpture, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia and rising to prominence during Greece's Classical Period (500 BCE to 323 BCE)
• Bronze Sculpture


  The most common metal used in the creation of sculpture, highly effective as a statue material, an alloy that is usually mostly copper with approximately 10% tin, uniquely suited to casting
• Wood Sculpture


  Far more prone to damage than stone and metal counterparts, though some ancient examples remain in existence
• Architecture


  The art of designing and constructing a building that serves specific functions from providing shelter to meeting the technological demands of modern cities
• Interior Design


  Concerned with the selection of space and furnishings to transform an empty shell of a building into a livable area, working with furniture, appliances, fixtures, draperies, and rugs with an eye for texture and color
• Landscaping


  The artificial arrangement of land areas to achieve a purely aesthetic effect, using the terrain as the basic medium, along with sand, rocks, water, and growing plants
• Music


  The primary material of music is sound, produced in a man-made instrument and the human voice, with three common elements: a part that vibrates, a part that amplifies sound, and a system for producing and regulating fixed pitches
• Musical instruments


  • Stringed instruments
  • Wind instruments
  • Percussion choir
  • Keyboard instrument
• Literature


  The medium of literature is language, with writers using words to build their compositions, exploiting the suggestive power of language
• Dance


  Movements may involve part or the whole of the body with or without the accompaniment of music, used to communicate an idea or feeling to the audience
• Theatre (Drama and Opera)


  Combination of literature, acting costume design, stage design, and music
• Cinema


  Extension of photography -film, making use of several shots, each shot made up to a series of pictorial units taken from one point of view, to which sound is added, presenting a fictional story, a dramatic feature, or a documentary
• An artist creates art, an artisan makes craft
• Careers involving Art and Performing Artists

  • Actor
  • Singer or Musician
  • Dancers
  • Choreographers
  • Directors
  • Set and Exhibit Designers
• Actor


  Perform creative works written by playwrights or screenwriter for the entertainment of others, working in a variety of locations, from studio sets to theme parks, not needing a formal degree but some formal training in drama is usually helpful
• Singer or Musician


  Transform written music into song in front of an audience or inside a recording studio, continually honing their skill by playing instruments, not needing a formal degree but an extensive training in these disciplines is needed in order to become successful
• Dancers


  Express art on stage in front of live audiences by movement or in front of a camera for recorded sessions, needing several years of formal training to perfect their craft
• Choreographers


  Create dance routines for trained dancers to perform, almost always being dancers first before becoming choreographers, not needing a formal degree but formal training and enough amount of experience matter
• Directors


  Work behind the scenes to bring a script or play to life, taking scripts and plays and crafting them into performances for film, television, or on stage, by instructing actors, usually needing a bachelor's degree and experience working in the film or theater industry
• Set and Exhibit Designers


  Study scripts in order to produce accurate sets for performance events, from plays to films
• Dance performers


  • Learn dance routines and adapt dance techniques during each performance
  • Need several years of formal training to perfect their craft
• Choreographers


  • Create dance routines for trained dancers to perform
  • Work with dancers to see their art performance on stage or in front of a camera
  • Almost always are dancers first, before they become a choreographer
  • No formal degree required, but formal training and experience matter
• Directors


  • Work behind the scenes to bring a script or play to life
  • Take scripts and plays and craft them into performances for film, television, or on stage, by instructing actors
  • Their work centers on the performing arts
  • Usually need a bachelor's degree and experience working in the film or theater industry
• Set and Exhibit Designers


  • Study scripts to produce accurate sets for performance events, from plays to films
  • Discuss their set designs with directors and perform research to produce accurate backgrounds
  • Their artistic efforts are part of performance art every time they face an audience
  • May get a bachelor's degree, but the most important thing is to have enough experience
• Costume Attendants


  • Fit actors for costumes, help them dress and take care of the costumes
  • Assist with changes between scenes
  • Held at least a high school diploma to be qualified