"fine arts" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

associated with:
- texture - the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
- reproduce - recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.
- painterly - having qualities unique to the art of painting
- classical, graeco-roman, greco-roman - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture
- nonclassical - not classical
- bastardised, bastardized - deriving from more than one source or style
- naive, primitive - of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
- conventional, formal, schematic - represented in simplified or symbolic form
- geometric, geometrical - characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
- hieratic - adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
is a type of: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
subtypes:
- painting - creating a picture with paints
- carving, sculpture - creating figures or designs in three dimensions
- architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- landscape architecture - the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs
same as: beaux arts