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Michael Arnold Art presents "Simply Art". At Simply Art the
visual artists will find all things art. From our artist encyclopedia,
filled with fine artists through out time, to our visual arts dictionary
complete with basic art terms, examples and descriptions you will
find art information that is both useful and enjoyable. We have a
complete art links page, with links to visual artists, art galleries and
online artist spots. If you are looking to sell or post your visual art,
then browse through our page of great spots where you can display your
art online for free. The artist's bookstore has wonderful art books for
both the visual artist and the art lover. Simply Art has a special
section of Michael Arnold Art original acrylic paintings on canvas.
Browse through the art for sale, order prints or note cards of the
original artwork, or watch a video of artwork set to music. If you
appreciate not only visual artists, but musical artists as well, then
browse through our "Rock Through the Pages" section. Rock Through the
Pages was inspired by the original painting of Michael Arnold titled
"Rock Through the Ages." Simply Art has included each musical artist from
the painting and given each artist a unique page filled with
information, quotes, videos and photos. Read informative steps on how to
choose artwork for your home, or browse through a schedule of art fairs
and shows in Florida. Sit back and enjoy our blog and be sure
to leave us some feedback in our guestbook. At Simply Art we are simply
all the visual artist or art lover needs for a complete online art
experience.
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What is Visual Art?
The visual arts are
art forms
that focus on the creation of works which are primarily
visual in nature, such as
drawing,
painting,
photography,
printmaking, and
filmmaking.
Those that involve three-dimensional objects, such as
sculpture
and
architecture, are called
plastic
arts. Many artistic disciplines such as
performing
arts,
language arts,
textile
arts, and
culinary arts, involve aspects of the visual arts as well as other types, so
these definitions are not strict. The current usage of the term "visual arts" includes fine arts as well as
crafts, but this was not always the case. Before the
Arts and Crafts movement in
Britain and elsewhere at the turn of the 20th century, "visual artist"
referred to a person working in the
fine arts, such as
painting,
sculpture,
or
printmaking, and not the
handicraft,
craft, or
applied
art disciplines. The distinction was emphasized by artists of the
Arts and Crafts movement who valued vernacular art forms as much as high
forms. The movement contrasted with
modernists who sought to withhold the high arts from the masses by keeping
them esoteric.
Art schools made a distinction between the fine arts and the
crafts
in such a way that a craftsperson could not be considered a practitioner of art. |
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