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A Definition

Visual Arts. Artistic disciplines that are perceived primarily through sight.

Traditionally, the term was associated with arts that involved the physical manipulation of some type of material. (e.g. paint, clay.)

With the industrial revolution and the beginning of the 20th century, new forms of artistic expression emerged that used new media, new technologies: for example: photography, video, then virtual and digital media. This left behind the definition of plastic arts and adopted the term Visual Arts.

"Visual Arts" includes all artistic manifestations perceived through sight, regardless of the medium and format with which they are created.


Classification

Drawing. Various media and formats.
Painting: Various media and formats.
Sculpture: Carving, modeling, casting.
Engraving: Woodcut, lithography. Etching.
Note: These are not the only ones.

New Visual Arts
Photography: Analog and digital.
Video & Film: Artistic creations in video format.
Installations: Works that occupy a physical space.
Performance: Art that involves the artist's action.
Digital art: Creations made with digital tools (graphic design, animation, virtual reality).

New Media and Experiments:
Virtual and augmented reality: Immersive experiences.
Generative art with artificial intelligence: Works created by algorithms.
Bioart: Art that uses living organisms or biological processes.


Summary

The visual arts today are a very broad, dynamic and constantly expanding field. The classification presented is just a guide, as human creativity goes beyond any attempt to encapsulate it in a definition. See you in the next INFOGRAPHIC. Feel free to leave any topics you would like us to cover in the arts.

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