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Art & Design

What is art, craft and design?

What is art?

Artists create art. They may draw, paint or make sculptures. The subject of their art usually falls into one of four categories:

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  1. Still-life - representations of objects such as a bowl of fruit.
    Still-life with Skull by Paul Cézanne

    Copyright © The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania, USA Bridgeman

    Still-life with Skull, 1895-1900, Paul Cézanne

  2. Portraits - representations of a person.
    Mona Lisa, 1503-6, Leonardo Da Vinci

    Copyright © Louvre, Paris, Bridgeman

    Mona Lisa, 1503-6, Leonardo Da Vinci

  3. Landscape - representations of a natural or environmental scene.

  4. Abstract - the use of colour and form in a non-representational or subjective way.
    Contra Compositie, 1924, Theo van Doesburg

    Copyright © Prof. Aldo van Eyck, Bridgeman

    Contra Compositie, 1924, Theo van Doesburg

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