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'''The Arts''' is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. In modern usage, it is a term broader than "art", which usually means the visual arts (comprising both [[fine art]], [[decorative art]], and [[crafts]]). The arts encompasses [[visual arts]], [[performing arts]], [[language arts]], and [[culinary arts]]. Many artistic disciplines involve aspects of the various arts, so the definitions of these terms overlap to some degree. To access contents of '''The Arts''' see:[http://www.revisionscontrol.com/wiki/index.php/Category:The_Arts]
'''The Arts''' is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. In modern usage, it is a term broader than "art", which usually means the visual arts (comprising both [[fine art]], [[decorative art]], and [[crafts]]). The arts encompasses [[visual arts]], [[performing arts]], [[language arts]], and [[culinary arts]]. Many artistic disciplines involve aspects of the various arts, so the definitions of these terms overlap to some degree. To access contents of '''The Arts''' see:[http://www.revisionscontrol.com/wiki/index.php/Category:The_Arts]
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'''History'''
'''History'''
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Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (1107–1187) of Song Dynasty
Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (1107–1187) of Song Dynasty
The great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of six ancient civilizations:
The great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of six ancient civilizations:
* Mesopotamia,
* [[Mesopotamia]], [[Egypt]], [[India]], [[China]], [[Greece]], and [[Rome]]
Ancient Greek art saw a veneration of the human form and the development of equivalent skills to show musculature, poise, beauty and anatomically correct proportions. Ancient Roman art depicted gods as idealized humans, shown with characteristic distinguishing features (i.e. Zeus' thunderbolt).
Ancient Greek art saw a veneration of the human form and the development of equivalent skills to show musculature, poise, beauty and anatomically correct proportions. Ancient Roman art depicted gods as idealized humans, shown with characteristic distinguishing features (i.e. Zeus' thunderbolt).
Newspapers such as the New York Times and The Times of London typically include a section on the arts.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arts]
Newspapers such as the New York Times and The Times of London typically include a section on the arts.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arts]
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[[Category: The Arts]]
