The World of�Art

�Since prehistoric times, humans have been creating art of various forms.

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Art is produced when imagination or creativity are used to create something that can be directly experienced through our senses.

The Seven Forms of Art�

These different types of art are:

• painting,
• sculpture,
• architecture,
• literature,
• music,
• cinema,
• and theater.

Painting

• Painting is one of the oldest kinds of art, dating back tens of thousands of years.
• Paint can be applied in various ways – the sky’s the limit.
• brushes,
• fingers,
• spray cans,
• sponges…

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Some of the most famous names include: Salvador Dalí 

Jackson Pollock

Katsushika Hokusai

Sculpture

• The type of material used can be anything natural or artificial – from
• clay,
• metal,
• bronze,
• marble
• wood to objects that

artists come across in their everyday lives.

Sculptures can be free-standing

independent forms

or they can be made in relief

Architecture

• Like other kinds of art, architecture also has various styles, the most well-known are:
• Classical
• Renaissance
• Gothic
• Baroque
• Neoclassical
• Victorian
• Modern
• Post-modern

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Do you know these architectural marvels?

Literature

• Words are the medium the writer manipulates in creative ways to stimulate an emotional response in readers.
• Literature includes poetry, articles,
• novels, plays, folklore, myths,
• and legends
• as well as other forms of writing. 

Music

Music and sound created by the voice and/or instruments have played an important role in various cultures.

In addition to folk music, there is a huge variety

of genres :

• funk,
• blues,
• hip-hop,
• pop, rock,
• electronic,
• country,
• indie…

Cinema

Many great minds contributed to the entrance of cinema into people’s lives with many great inventions and discoveries of our time.

• 1891: Prototype of kinetoscope by the Edison Company
• 1893: The kinetoscope made its first public appearance
• 1895: The first public show was made in Paris by the Lumière brothers.
• 1909: Color was introduced.

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Theater

Theater is a unique form of art in the sense that it can combine several different forms of art in one theater production.

• costume designers
• stage designers,
• musicians,
• actors,
• writers.

Theater can take several forms such as puppetry, dance, circuses, magic shows, or plays.