WHAT ARE THE FINE ARTS?
Traditionally, the fine arts include drawing, painting, sculpture and architecture. The term stems from the 18th century, when it was first employed to distinguish between these ‘higher’ forms and the ‘lower’ forms of applied or decorative arts. Q. What is folk art? The term folk art essentially denotes “art made by the people”, as distinguished from elite or professional works which typically comprise the main type of art in developed societies. It includes crafts, decorative artworks, fabric designs, sculpture (commonly wood-based), wood block prints, painting (though not usually fine art products), furniture, toys, dolls and metalwork, to name but a few areas. Q. What is Tribal Art? Tribal Art is a rather vague term which generally refers to traditional arts and crafts created by indigenous natives belonging to tribal societies of ancient origins. It commonly denotes tribal arts from the continent of Africa, the South Pacific Island, Indonesia, Australia, the Americas and Alaska. Wo
