What is Art
- Art is expression
- Art is imagination
- Art is intuition
- Art is imitation
- Art is representation
- Art is experience
- Art is communication
- Art is information
- Art is creation
- Art is emotion
- Art is sensitivity
- Art is imagery
- Art is a social phenomenon
- Art is reflection of society
- Art is exploration of reality
- Art is aesthetic experience
- Art is psychology of creation
- Art is perception of the individual
- Art is a concept Art is visual language
- Art is expression of social consciousness
- Art is condensed expression of society
- Art is crystallized experience of communication
Art and It’s Branches
Literature, performing arts, visual arts, folk arts all exist in concrete form. Why there are so many kinds of arts is a question. According to Kant, these branches are due to diversity in subjects ability. According Hegel, it is because of differentiation of the objective ideas. According to French materialists it’s because of various art Medias. All the above theories talk of consequences of the division of art and not about the reasons of its division.
The real reason of diversity of arts lies in the fact that the human beings adopt different social practices, when they interpret the world in artistic manner. This artistic interpretation in fact rests on aesthetic richness of reality. It depends on man’s aesthetic sensibilities.
Aristotle pointed out different reason for the branches of art. It is based on imitation theory of art. According to him as the object of imitation, media of imitation and mode of imitation are different, we have various branches of art.
The Indian scholars have thought of 64 arts and explained their importance in social practices. One may accept and follow any theory, but we have the following major art forms which need to be understood.
1. Performing Arts
(a) Dance (b) Drama (c) Music
2. Visual Arts
(a) Painting (b) Sculpture (c) Architecture
3. Applied Arts
(a) Illustration (b) Photography (c) Calligraphy (d) Graphics
4. Folk Arts
5. Craft
Goals of Art:
The whole world is object of artistic exploration. An artist is prompted by different motives when he tries to establish relationship with the world. What is that which motivates artist? What is the purpose of art? The answer is art exists for people and its sublime goal is humanism; and the happiness and the meaningful existence of the individual. This is general goal of art. Considering analytically art has many functions. It cognizes, educates, foretells the future. It appeals to man’s emotions by the magic of word, colour, form, shape, sound. These have hypnotic effect on the recipient. Art is also information, communication and a source of delight. Art is social practice and it has manifold purpose. But it’s main goal is to enhance the individual’s social awareness and assert his absolute value.
Art Terminologies:
(From the book entitled ‘’Standard Contemporary Dictionary of Fine Arts by Rup Narayan Batham)
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| Sr. No. | Terminologies | Meanings |
| 1 | A.B. Rolling | dEiksftV ekLVj rS;kj djus esa ohfM;ks e’khu dh ,d izfØ;k |
| 2 | A.I.R (AIR) | vkWy bf.M;k jsfM;ks dk laf{kIr :i |
| 3 | A.S.A. | vesfjdu LVSaMMZ ,lksfl;s’ku dk laf{kIRk :i |
| 4 | Aalap | jkx ds Lo:Ik ds vuqlkj Loj foLrkj |
| 5 | Aamad | Rkky ds lkFk laxfr gksrs le; vkjfEHkd cksy ;k eq[kM+s dks le rd ykus dh fØ;k |
| 6 | Aaroh | Lojksa dk uhps ls Åij ds Øe esa iz;ksx |
| 7 | Aarohi Varna | o.kZ dk izdkj] ftlesa Lojksa dk uhps ls Åij ds Øe esa iz;ksx gksrk gS |
| 8 | Aashray Raag | fgUnqLrkuh laxhr i)fr ds vUrxZr BkB dk uke |
| 9 | Aattame’Kottu | ,d izdkj dk u`R; ;k ukV;k dk nf{k.kh Hkk”kk dk Ik;kZ;okph |
| 10 | Aavartan | fdlh Hkh rky dk ,d pØ] ftls nksgjk;k tk lds |
| 11 | Abaciscus | eBkf/kdkj {ks= |
| 12 | Abacus | iVy] ’kh”kZ] Qyd |
| 13 | Abbey | eB] egkeB] bZlkbZ fogkj] bZlkbZ fHk{kq.kh fogkj dk fxjtk ?kj |
| 14 | Abbot | eBk/kh’k] eB dk izeq[k] eBk/;{k |
| 15 | Abbozzo | js[kkfp= |
| 16 | Abdussammad | lezkV vdcj dk ,d fiz; fp=dkj |
| 17 | Abhang | nkghuh rjQ >qds ’kjhj ds Åijh Hkkx dk fp=kdau |
| 18 | Abhang | egkjk”Vª dh HkfDrijd jpuk |
| 19 | Abhinaya | vfHkO;fDroknh u`R;] ftlesa fdlh dfork ;k xkus dks urZd vius gLr] eq[k vkSj vkWa[kks dh Hkkoiw.kZ eqnzkvksa ls O;Dr djrk gS] dyk dkj |
| 20 | Abhisarika | jkxekyk dh ukf;dkvksa esa ls ,d feyu LFky dh vksj tkrh gqbZ ukf;dk |
| 21 | Abhla Work | diM+ksa esa NksVs&NksVs ’kh’ks ds VqdM+s yxk dj d<+kbZ dh dyk |
| 22 | Aboriginal Art | vkfnoklh dyk] vkfnokfl;ksa ˜kjk jph xbZ fp=dyk |
| 23 | Abraum | xs:] yky jax dk ,d [kfut i)kFkZ |
| 24 | Absolute | vck/k] vfle] ije] iw.kZ] ifj’kq) |
| 25 | Absolute Chronology | fujis{k dkykuqØe |
| 26 | Absolute Music | fujis{k laxhr] fo’kq) laxhr |
| 27 | Absolute Pitch | fujis{k rkjrk |
| 28 | Abstract Art | rRofcEch; dyk] vewrZ dyk] vukÑfroknh dyk] rkfRod dyk] lkjka’koknh dyk] fujkdkjoknh dyk] oLrq fujis{k dyk] vifjfpr vkdkjksa dh dyk] lw{e dyk ¼mnwZ½ rtjh nh vkVZ] eqlfOojh [;kyh |
| 29 | Abstract Expressionism | rRo fcEch; vfHkO;atukokn] vewrZ vfHkO;atukokn] rRo fcEch; vkSj vfHkO;fDroknh dyk dk fefJr :Ik]oLrq fujis{k vfHkO;fDrokn |
| 30 | Abstract Image | vijfpr :Ik&fcEc] v:Ik fcEc |
| 31 | Abstract Imagism | oLrqfujis{k izfrekokn |
| 32 | Abstract Impressionism | rRofcEch; vkHkklokn] oLrqfujis{k vkHkklokn] vewrZ vkHkklokn |
| 33 | Abstract Music | fujis{k laxhr |
| 34 | Abstract Painting | Lkkjka’koknh fp=.k] ukfROkd fp=dyk] vewrZ fp=.k |
| 35 | Abstract Patterns | vk/kqfud uewuk] vifjfpr vkdkj |
| 36 | Abstract Pictography | vuk—fr ewyd fp=fyfi dyk |
| 37 | Abstract Quality | v:ioknh xq.k |
| 38 | Abstract Style | vewrZ’kSyh] vuk—froknh ’kSyh |
| 39 | Abstract Surrealism | oLrqfujis{k vfr;FkkFkZokn |
| 40 | Abstract Theatre | dfYir jaxeap] vkdkjghu jaxeap |
| 41 | Abstract Theme | Nn~e fo”k;] dfYir fo”k; oLrq |
| 42 | Abstraction | vewrZu] vkdkj fujis{kRo] :Ik fujis{k.k] vewrZrk] vewrZ rRo |
| 43 | Abstractionism | vewRkZuokn] v:Ikokn] vewrZokn |
| 44 | Abstruse | xw<+] nq:g] nqcksZ/k |
| 45 | Absurd | Åytywy] rdZghu] cdokl |
| 46 | Absurd Art | ve;kZfnr dyk] csgwnh dyk]csgwnk Qu |
| 47 | Absurd Drama | Åytywy ukVd] cdokl ukVd |
| 48 | Absurdity | csgwnkiu] vFkZghurk] vuxZyrk |
| 49 | Abul Hasan | tgkWaxhj dk ,d njckjh fp=dkj |
| 50 | Abusive Song | Xkkyh xhr] vHknz xku |