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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.nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php/Category:The_Arts]
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:
Eastern art has generally worked in a style akin to Western medieval art, namely a concentration on surface patterning and local colour (meaning the plain colour of an object, such as basic red for a red robe, rather than the modulations of that colour brought about by light, shade and reflection). A characteristic of this style is that the local colour is often defined by an outline (a contemporary equivalent is the cartoon). This is evident in, for example, the art of India, Tibet and Japan.
Eastern art has generally worked in a style akin to Western medieval art, namely a concentration on surface patterning and local colour (meaning the plain colour of an object, such as basic red for a red robe, rather than the modulations of that colour brought about by light, shade and reflection). A characteristic of this style is that the local colour is often defined by an outline (a contemporary equivalent is the cartoon). This is evident in, for example, the art of India, Tibet and Japan.
Religious Islamic art forbids iconography, and expresses religious ideas through geometry instead.
Religious Islamic art forbids iconography, and expresses religious ideas through geometry instead.
'''The various arts'''
'''The various arts'''
A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity usually are included:
A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity usually are included:
* Architecture
* Architecture, Art & Visual arts, Crafts, Dance, Decorative art, Design, Drawing, Fashion, Film
* Language, Literature, Music, Opera, Painting, Photography, Poetry, Sculpture, & Performing Arts
* Language
Historically, the arts included the Artes Liberales (liberal arts) taught in medieval universities as part of the Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, and logic) and the Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.)
Historically, the arts included the Artes Liberales (liberal arts) taught in medieval universities as part of the Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, and logic) and the Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.)