As compared to 'Unfine' Arts, right?
>>>It is practically impossible to turn anywhere in our modern world and not see a form of art. Your furniture, your rug, even the dishes in the kitchen, the car, your watch, and your clothes -- all represent art is some form. The reason is that somebody designed each thing, chose colors, and then tried to make it attractive. But there is an important purpose behind this kind of art ---
and that purpose is to have things used.. What we call 'the fine arts', though, has a different purpose ---
and that is beauty. >>>The fine arts are considered to be:
painting, sculpture, literature, drama, music, dancing, and architecture. Architects have to think about the usefulness of their buildings as well as about their beauty. >>>But in the fine arts, the end result of a lot of hard work by the artist may have
absolutely no use at all. It was created to provide certain satisfactions that we get from beauty -- and that's all -- no more, nothing else, zilch. So-- a statue, or a tune, a picture, a play, a book, or a dance --- all are examples of the product of the fine arts. >>>Today, many curious experiments are being made in all the fine arts. The traditional methods and products all have things in common, though. For one thing they have
design. Design can be with sounds, with stone, with words, with building materials,
with lines, and with paint. A work of
fine art is designed.
And within that design, the creator uses
rhythm, balance, and harmony. >>>
Rhythm comes from the more or less regular repetition of similar sounds, colors, shapes, and movements.
Balanceis the arrangement of what the artist works with so that the result seems 'right' to us. And
harmony is putting things together that seem to belong together. These three things, of course, will only give you a very rough idea of what a creator in the fine arts tries to do. It's not for everyone - I myself am not talented in this area at all. But I'm a great admirer of those who create and make our world a more beautiful place to live in.