Fine Art” denotes to an art form practiced exclusively for its exquisite and magnificence instead of relevance to the practicality. The origin of Fine Arts is rooted to designs and drawings such as sculpting, painting and printmaking. It is considered incongruent to ‘applied art’ and ‘crafts’ which are regarded as pragmatic activities.
The sphere of fine art is expanding by embracing new activities springing out of an artistic invention and enhancing technology. The former involves photomontage, decollage and mixed media. Whereas, the latter is exemplified by giclee prints and acrylic painting. With the consistently widening process, it’s hard to define the fine art appropriately, sticking to a single annotation. The boundary of Fine Art is further extending with the advent of plastic art.
The History of Fine Art dates back to Acheulian period to proto-sculptures (230,000-700,000 BCE). Until late 19th century, there was an absolute distinction between the fine art and decorative art. But with the commencement of yet another category called visual arts, the differential has been blurred. As a result, many decorative arts and crafts and now counted as Fine Art.
India is famous for its forte and rich history in Fine Art. The Indian texts and the murals stand testimony to the thick-set documentary pertinent to Fine Arts in India. However, it is painting, the other genre of Fine Art, which received the greatest attention for resonating emotions and resonating the expression of ideas.
Fine Art includes various activities such as-
Drawing (charcoal, chalk, pastel, pencil, pen and ink)
Painting (tempera painting, ink and wash, oil painting, water colour painting, acrylics)
Sculpture (bronze, stone, wood-carving)
Printmaking (woodcuts, engraving, etching, lithography, silkscreen-printing)
Other Fine Arts
Photography
Architecture
Manuscript Illumination
Calligraphy
Animation
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