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The arts are the areas of knowledge that are creative and imaginative, as opposed to scientific. In its broadest sense, the arts can include all creative activities, including cooking and gardenning. In a more limited sense, it covers literature, performing arts, crafts and visual arts, and therefore also most aspects of entertainment. The Arts refer both to areas of study and personal recreational activities. Most arts can be seperated into the areas of fine arts and humanities.
Art is often considered to be a very subjective field because it is dependent on what one's own judgement and there is not consistent and comparable measurement of variables. The term "art" and what can be classed as art is uncertain as art can have both positive and negative connotations. All forms of art can be classed by genre or as either abstract or representational.
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The fine arts are activities which have traditionally been classified as artistic. They are more traditional art forms which are essentially aesthetic and decorative rather than serving a useful purpose. Increasingly, however, traditional fine arts may become useful (such as literature) and other products have taken on decorative purposes (such as tapestry).
Fine arts include:
Illustration
Design
Sculpture
Painting
Printmaking
Literature
Music
Performing Arts
Textile art
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Visual Arts: This covers a diverse set of visual media such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and film. The topic of visual art is concerned with art that involves the sense vision, as opposed to sound or speech.
Performing Arts: This covers art that is performed in speech, other sounds and actions in front of an audience, such as theatrical and musical productions. It includes dance, street performances, comedy and drama.
Music: This covers art that uses the sense of sound. Music is a very powerful art form that has been considered important in most cultures throughout history.
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