Art encompasses a wide range of disciplines as evidenced by the many terms used to describe its different forms, such as fine arts, liberal arts, visual arts, decorative arts, applied arts, design, crafts, and performing arts. Art enhances daily experiences, is linked to quality of life, impacts everyone, and can be found all around us.
45. Art
is a global activity which
encompasses a host of disciplines,
as evidenced by the range of words
and phrases which have been
invented to describe its various
forms. Examples of such
phraseology include: "Fine Arts",
"Liberal Arts", "Visual Arts",
"Decorative Arts", "Applied Arts",
"Design", "Crafts", "Performing
Arts", and so on.
Art: Multiplicity of Forms, Types and Genres