The Visual Arts

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In the world of visual art, there are many ways people view the objective of the work. In this paper, we will define visual art; we will discuss the different ways individuals: perceive, produce, know, communicate, evaluate and connect with art. Also covered in the paper will be the difference of visual art from the forms of creative expression, different media of visual art, such as painting, sculpture, photography, the meaning of historical, social and aesthetic values and eras in visual art. Finally discuss the factors that influence the way people interpret works of the visual art as a cultural value. Visual Art has a category of different forms and types of art. These categories range from design and communication arts such as television, film, product design and graphics. There is the traditional fine arts in which consist of sculpture, drawing, print making and painting. There is artwork of ceramics, jewelry, fibers and other types of materials. When analyzing art there are steps to evaluating art the first one is to perceive which is to develop a conscious awareness of sensory stimuli. Second is produce, which is to use art media, tools and processes to communicate content, ideas and themes. Third is knowing, which is to identify, appreciator understand the historical/cultural context, content and processes of art as it relates to the self and others. Fourth is communicating which is to initiate an interchange of ideas through means of artistic expression that may include any or all of the multiple intelligences. Fifth is evaluating which is an intuitive, informal or formal, critical response that results in an understanding or conclusion. A formal critical assessment includes describing, analyzing, interpreting, judging and reflecting. An intuitive informal assessment is based on personal likes

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