Applied art vs. fine art

!VetrHagane Jun 28, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Sorry if there's already a thread like this. And apparently this is quite a long-winded argument but oh well.

dA, what is applied art and how does it differ from fine art?

I'll try and say this in the nicest way possible.... I'm not looking for a dictionary defintion nor something vague like "self-expression". Put it in your own words if you can and as if I'm a simpleton.

Because I've opted to do it at college. I didn't particularly want to do it, but it seemed a waste not to, and the fine art course seemed to be mainly about the human form, which isn't really what I like to draw. And I only ever really draw what I like because art is just a hobby to me.

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~SkullGarden Jul 2, 2012

"Applied art is the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use. Whereas fine arts serve as intellectual stimulation to the viewer or academic sensibilities." A quick google search and top-link is all you needed.

!VetrHagane Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I specifically asked for not a dictionary definition. Reading what I posted is all you needed.

~SkullGarden Jul 2, 2012

You're pretty foolish to have applied for a course without actually knowing what it's about. The dictionary definition of it is the most straightforward explanation of it, and asking other people to explain it (especially here) in their own words invites a great deal of misinformation upon yourself.

And I did read your post; I replied as if you were a simpleton. You got the answer you need, not the one you want.

~vglory Jul 2, 2012

One way or another you are being told that applied art is art applied to the design or decoration of a functional item. Because that's what it is.

!VetrHagane Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It doesn't fulfill what I asked and is therefore, like you, unwanted in this thread, because it nor you contribute as I intended.

~vglory Jul 2, 2012

Forums are not about what one person wants any more than public parks are.

!VetrHagane Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Perhaps so, but I still don't care at all.

~vglory Jul 2, 2012

I can tell how little you care from how you are ignoring me.

!VetrHagane Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You post a message behind which there is an incentive for me to not reply, which makes me wonder why you even posted it.

~slategreen Jul 2, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Applied art has a function. It completes a fictional text (illustration) or portrays the information on a product, or a website, etc, to promote readability or attract attention to certain elements (graphic design). Products themselves, like teacups, microwaves, laptops, all are designed by somebody who has the look and feel, but also (and most importantly) the function, of an object, in mind.

But take away the teacup, the functional aspect, and you have abstract fine art. Shape, line, amorphous beauty, color, value, composition. Even if a painter uses the figure, the composition and the artistry with which the figure is placed should be more important than the figure itself. Ingres and Whistler were 19th century painters who embraced this in the 19th century. Whistler even gave these paintings (with their human subjects) names like Arrangement in Grey & Black No.1

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