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'''''Fine art''''' refers to arts that are concerned with a limited number of [[Visual arts|visual]] and [[performing art]] forms, including [[painting]], [[sculpture]], [[dance]], [[theatre]], [[architecture]] and [[printmaking]]. Schools, institutes, and other organizations still use the term to indicate a traditional perspective on the art forms, often implying an association with classic or [[academic art]].
The word "fine" does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the discipline. This definition tends to exclude visual art forms that could be considered [[handicraft|craftwork]] or [[applied art]], such as [[textiles]]. The more recent term ''[[visual arts]]'' is widely considered to be a more inclusive and descriptive phrase for today's variety of current art practices, and for the multitude of media in which high art is now more widely recognized to occur. Ultimately, the term ''fine'' in 'fine art' comes from the concept of [[final cause]], or purpose, or end, in the [[philosophy]] of [[Aristotle]]. The final cause of fine art is the art object itself; it is not a means to another end except perhaps to please those who behold it.
The term is still often used outside of the arts to denote when someone has perfected an activity to a very high level of skill. For example, one might metaphorically say that "[[Pelé]] took [[football (soccer)|football]] to the level of a ''fine art''."
That fine art is seen as being distinct from applied arts is largely the result of an issue raised in Britain by the conflict between the followers of the [[Arts and Crafts Movement]], including [[William Morris]], and the early [[modernists]], including [[Virginia Woolf]] and the [[Bloomsbury Group]]. The former sought to bring socialist principles to bear on the arts by including the more commonplace crafts of the masses within the realm of the arts, while the modernists sought to keep artistic endeavor as exclusive and esoteric.
Confusion often occurs when people mistakenly refer to the Fine Arts but mean the Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, etc). However, there is some disagreement here, as, for example, at [[York University]], Fine Arts is a faculty that includes the "traditional" fine arts, design, ''and'' the "Performing Arts". Furthermore, [[creative writing]] is frequently considered a fine art as well.
An academic course of study in fine art may include a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] and/or a [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree. [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] degrees (earned as opposed to [[honorary degree]]s) have begun to emerge as well at some academic institutions.
==Types==
* [[Architecture]] (frequently considered a fine art, especially if its [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] components are spotlighted [in contrast to [[structural engineering|structural-engineering]] or [[construction management|construction-management]] components])
* [[Avant-garde music]] (much of it frequently considered both a performing art and a fine art)
* [[Comics]]
* [[Dance]] (much of it frequently considered both a [[performing art]] and a fine art)
* [[Drawing]]
* [[Electronic Media]] (perhaps the newest medium for fine art, since it utilizes modern technologies such as computer hardware and software from production to presentation. Includes amongst other things video, digital photography, digital printmaking and interactive pieces)
* [[Film]] and [[Cinematography]]
* [[Fine art photography]]
* [[Illustration]]
* [[Painting]]
* [[Printmaking]]
* [[Sculpture]]
* [[Textiles]], including [[quilt art]] and "wearables" or "pre-wearables" frequently considered fine art if part of an art display
* [[Theatre]] (a performing art that is frequently also considered a fine art)
* [[Western art music]] (a performing art that is frequently also considered a fine art)
==See also==
* [[Contemporary art]]
* [[Aesthetics]]
* [[Art]]
* [[Visual arts]]
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