fine arts
fine arts
forms of art concerned mainly with the creation of beautiful objects (painting, sculpture, music, architecture, etc.)
Fine art
In Western European academic traditions,
fine art is art developed primarily for
aesthetics, distinguishing it from
applied art that also has to serve some practical function.
fine arts
Noun
1. the study and creation of visual works of art
(synonym) beaux arts
(hypernym) humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
(hyponym) painting
(class) painterly
fine arts
Synonyms and related words:
abstract art, art, art form, artist, arts and crafts, arts of design, calligraphy, cave art, ceramics, decoration, design, designing, engraving, etching, folk art, graphic arts, photography, plastic art, primitive art, sculpture, the arts
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fine arts