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Read the full theory →Historical Evolution and Classification of the Fine Arts
- Origin: The term became popular in the 17th century
- Batteux (1746): Classified architecture, dance, sculpture, music, painting, and poetry
- Eloquence: Was added and later removed from the list of fine arts
- Cinema: Considered the seventh art by Ricciotto Canudo in 1914
- Higher Arts: Perceived by sight and hearing (e.g., architecture, music, painting)
- Lesser Arts: Perceived by taste, smell, and touch (e.g., gastronomy, perfumery)
- Comics: Designated as the Ninth Art
- Music: Based on melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre
- Theater: A branch of the performing arts centered on acting
Modern additions and traditional disciplines of the fine arts
- Cinema: born in the late 19th century, projects images at 24 per second
- Photography: created in the mid-19th century, the technical basis for cinema
- Comics: art of the 20th century, termed the "ninth art" or sequential art
- Video games: artistic protection granted in 2011, considered by some as the eighth art
- Origami: the art of folding that consolidated as a fine art over the last 50 years
- Origami: distinguished by transforming matter without adding or subtracting
- Modern origami techniques: box-pleating, tessellation, and wet-folding
- Traditional disciplines: historical forms of creative expression fundamental to culture
Artistic disciplines and forms of expression
- Painting: application of pigments onto surfaces (oil, watercolor, tempera, fresco).
- Sculpture: creation of three-dimensional forms in stone, metal, wood, or clay.
- Architecture: design and construction of buildings combining aesthetics and functionality.
- Music: combination of sounds and rhythms to convey emotions and ideas.
- Dance: rhythmic and choreographed body movements (ballet, contemporary, folk, ethnic).
- Theater: live performance combining acting, scenography, music, and dialogue.
- Literature: artistic expression through writing (poetry, novel, short story, essay).
Flashcard preview (6 of 15)
- 01
In 1746, who published the first book classifying the fine arts?
Charles Batteux
- 02
In Batteux's original catalog, which art was added later?
Eloquence
- 03
In 1911, who classified cinema as the seventh art?
Ricciotto Canudo
- 04
According to the classical Greek division, which senses do the higher arts perceive?
Sight and hearing
- 05
In the classical Greek division, which arts are considered 'minor'?
Gastronomy, perfumery, and craftsmanship
- 06
At what rate are photographs projected in cinema to produce the optical effect of movement?
24 per second
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