DIFFERENT
CLASSIFICATIONS
OF ART FORMS
 Literature - narratives or works that
are literary in nature and primarily
deals with imaginative and artistic
writing (e.g. prose and poetry)
 Sculptural - a three-dimensional
form that we can touch, see, and climb.
It stays in one place. (e.g. monuments,
architectural designs, rice terraces, rock
gardens, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty,
flower gardens, water fountains, and
By Critics - Focus on how people judge
art
 Major Arts or Fine Arts - those that
include music, literature, sculpture,
painting, dance, theater, photography,
and architecture
 Minor Arts or Applied Arts - those
that include ceramics, furniture,
letterings, etc.
 Pure Art - created and performed for
other’s sake and for audience satisfaction
(e.g. watching movie)
By an Artist - Characterized by
physical and special sensing
 Sight Art - something that you
can see, imagine, and create (e.g.
painting, drawing, mosaic crafting,
drafting, stage designing, and
graphic designing)
 Sound Art - something that you
can hear (e.g. prose, poetry, play,
and music)
 Touch Art- something that you
can feel or touch (e.g. sculpture,
curving, wood craft, pottery, and

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  • 1.
    DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF ART FORMS Literature - narratives or works that are literary in nature and primarily deals with imaginative and artistic writing (e.g. prose and poetry)  Sculptural - a three-dimensional form that we can touch, see, and climb. It stays in one place. (e.g. monuments, architectural designs, rice terraces, rock gardens, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, flower gardens, water fountains, and
  • 2.
    By Critics -Focus on how people judge art  Major Arts or Fine Arts - those that include music, literature, sculpture, painting, dance, theater, photography, and architecture  Minor Arts or Applied Arts - those that include ceramics, furniture, letterings, etc.  Pure Art - created and performed for other’s sake and for audience satisfaction (e.g. watching movie)
  • 3.
    By an Artist- Characterized by physical and special sensing  Sight Art - something that you can see, imagine, and create (e.g. painting, drawing, mosaic crafting, drafting, stage designing, and graphic designing)  Sound Art - something that you can hear (e.g. prose, poetry, play, and music)  Touch Art- something that you can feel or touch (e.g. sculpture, curving, wood craft, pottery, and