- This article discusses the range artistic modes. For the computer application, see aRts.
A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included:
- Art / Visual arts
- Architecture
- Crafts
- Dance
- Drawing
- Film
- Literature
- Music
- Painting
- Photography
- Pottery
- Sculpture
- Theater
Unlike art, design focuses less on the aesthetics of a thing and more on the functionality of a thing.
In academia, the Arts are usually grouped with or a subset of the Humanities. Some subjects in the Humanities are History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Women's studies.
See also
- Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Art
- Art
- Art history
- Fine art
- Humanities
- Academic disciplines of the Humanities and Arts
- Social Sciences
External links
- Dictionary of the history of ideas - Classification of the arts
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