Genre and kind of fine arts

An appeal to the artistic values of society ensures the formation of a culture of personality. What causes the need to study the historical foundations of the arts. It is important not only to understand the appropriate terminology, but also to comprehend every kind of fine art. Only in this way will it be possible to most accurately realize the aesthetic value of the creative reflection of its monuments.

Classification of the types of fine arts

The type of fine art is a developed form of creative manifestation, capable of artistically realizing the vital content in a different material embodiment. There is a definite classification of the types of fine arts, to which both ancient and modern forms belong. For example, before the XIX century, the main were considered architecture, sculpture and painting. After that, another kind of fine art appeared - graphics. To it it is possible to carry modern kinds, such as a photo and computer graphics.

Antique forms

Even in ancient times, people created a lot of works that reflect the facts and phenomena of everyday life. Formed throughout the centuries in connection with the development of the spiritual and moral culture of society, the visual arts have become more expressive and visible. Thus, the sculpture displays life phenomena in a three-dimensional, three-dimensional form. This spatial art develops surrounding objects in plastic images. In this case, materials such as bronze, marble, stone, wood are used. For this purpose, modern society uses plastic, concrete and steel.

This kind of fine art, like architecture, expresses reality in static forms. It is the design and construction of buildings and structures that organize the material environment. Painting is a flat type of visual art, the hallmark of which is the reflection of the surrounding reality with the help of paints. The painter conveys not only the form of the object, but also its color, texture, the space in which it is located.

Modern forms of art

This kind of modern art, like graphics, is originally a drawing, but it has its own specific tools and capabilities. The artistic form is created with the help of various lines, dots, strokes, spots applied to the surface. Graphics, in turn, is divided into easel and applied.

Perhaps the newest kind of fine art is photography. The final image is obtained as a result of the photographic process. The main creative manifestation is the selection and search for lighting, composition, and most importantly - the moment of the picture.

In life, and especially in the life of modern man, a special place is occupied by works of decorative and applied art. Artistic products created with his help have an aesthetic appeal, and are also designed for interior decoration.

Main genres

Genre in the visual arts is a system of works of art, united by a common theme or a single circle of objects of the image. All activities of the fine arts have their own internal division. So, the painting is divided into:

- landscape;
- Portrait;
- still life;
- animalistics;
- a genre of thematic paintings (historical, everyday or battle).

Moreover, in each of the genres, it is possible to separately isolate separate subject and thematic directions (for example, in a portrait - a self-portrait, a group portrait, a front one).

The main genres of sculpture: historical, everyday, portrait, symbolic, allegorical image.

Applied and easel graphics also have their own genres. For example, applied graphics include industrial graphics. To these genres still include a caricature, a poster, a book illustration and other kinds.

Classification of works on materials and technology

All kinds and genres of fine arts are divided, including materials and techniques of performance. So, easel painting is a classic technique of oil painting on canvas. Materials are selected by the painter in accordance with the task. A special kind of art is monumental painting, which is closely related to architecture. It can include mosaic, panel, painting.

There is a round and relief sculpture. The first include easel, monumental, and relief, in turn, includes bas-relief and high relief.

There are many varieties of decorative and applied art: tapestry, painting on wood and metal, forging, ceramics, batik.

Using different materials, graphic images are executed. Draw with a pencil, coal, brush, sepia. Many artists prefer to combine graphic and pictorial materials.