Fine Art

Fine art can be defined as any art form that is created for aesthetic rather than utilitarian purposes. This can include both visual and performing arts and includes such forms as photography, painting, dance, sculpture, theater, and music.

The term fine is not meant to refer to the quality of the work but rather refers to the amount of creative discipline and skill that is put in to creating the work. Originally the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This changed after 1750 to mean a skill that produced an aesthetic result. Fine art then became a creation that brought the audience to appreciate the finer and more creative skills of the artist.

While fine art certainly has a wide range of forms, most people tend to think of painting, sculpture, dance, and photography when referring to fine art. As it has in the past, the definitions of art and fine art will likely continue to expand and evolve in the future.

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• Forces of Light Festival in Helsinki

  
  TAMK School of Art and Media — Authority: 117
  Our fine art students are an active part of the fifteenth Forces of Light Festival in Helsinki November 11-15. "Climate change and it’s prevention have created a new challenge for a light event to exist. What is the role and responsibility of a light event in the energy consumption? Is the new technology the ...
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• Elements of Water, Fine Art Photography Show – Fort Collins, Colorado

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  $720 in awards. Deadline: November 17, 2009
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• Anna Collette, Steven B. Smith @ Sasha Wolf

  
  nina corvallo — Authority: 122
  from the series Dark Landscapes © Anna Collette /courtesy Sasha Wolf Gallery Anna Colette Dark Landscapes Steven B. Smith The Weather and a Place to Live Sasha Wolf Gallery 8 Leonard Street New York, NY -through January 9, 2010 Anna Collettes prints are gorgeous and sensual, while Steven B. ...
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• Mark Ryden Sells God in a Box – and God is 17-inches tall, pink, made of vinyl, with 3 eyes, and bunny ears

  
  The Dunedin School — Authority: 494
  Mark Ryden creates some extraordinary pop-art. A few months ago, in conjunction with Necessaries Toy Foundation, he began selling YHWH in a box. YHWH is a limited edition 17-inch tall pink deity, and there are only 2,000 images of YHWH which have been produced. YHWH is named after the central figure in Mark’s ...
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• What’s real in photography?

  
  WhatsWear.com — Authority: 441
  I think there comes a time in most fashion photographers careers when they want to strip away the makeup, the glamour and really focus on capturing the beauty within.  This is when portrait books and exhibitions appear.  There’s always this urge to sit down with a subject, get personal and have those images ...
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• Neil Leifer – Legendary Sports Photographer

  
  Photoinduced.com — Authority: 492
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• Celebs in Denim: Kevin dillon in Cult of Individuality

  
  Jeans Blog- Designer Jeans - Designer Jeans sales | Denim Blog.com — Authority: 518
  Entourage star Kevin Dillon wears Cult of Individuality’s “Hagen” straight leg jean in the “Salt” wash , while attending the West Coast Premiere of American Artist Chuck Connelly, Los Angeles, CA. Do you like his look? Images from wireimage
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• Pick of the Day – Kenneth Young

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  Pick of the Day - Kenneth Young -1.0 5 2009-11-13 14:26:44 V P Holmes Spectacular artist and an amazing talent! Along with oil paintings,  Kenneth also has photographs posted in his gallery on Fine Art America, I had to pay close attention. Have look,  you will not be disappointed, enjoy the tour. Thank ...
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• gifts on time – holiday shipping schedule

  
  jennifer squires productions | modern fine art photography — Authority: 121
  {click on the graphic to view larger} Good Morning Everyone! And happy Friday the 13th!  Can you believe how quickly the holidays are approaching?  We’re kicking into high gear processing orders for the holidays. It seems as though our most popular item of the season is, hands down, our 2010 calendar , although ...
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• The Fine Art of Fishing

  
  Caught by the River — Authority: 500
  A Pre-Launch announcement from Rob Olsen; A life size fine art print of a magnificent Wye Salmon will be for sale through www.thefineartoffishing.com in the next couple of weeks when it is added to the website. I am keen to offer the prints to people and associations who have a particular interest in the river ...
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• Fine-art Friday: SF-based artist, Above, marks the falling of the Berlin Wall.

  
  Fear The Beard — Authority: 125
  BRIDGE THE DIVIDE from ABOVE on Vimeo . Around this time in 1989, we here in the Bay Area were still reeling from all the concrete that fell down as a result of the Loma-Prieta Earthquake. Half a world away, another seismic shift was taking place, as the Gorbachev-sponsored Glasnost eventually reached the city of ...
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• At Boston Arnold Arboretum

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  Last Fall colors at the Boston Arnold Arboretum
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• "Cloudy Day at Sharkys on the beach", 12x9, oil on Raymar panel, Venice Florida, plein air, alla prima,sand dunes, sea grapes, sea oats, stormy skies

  
  Paint Dance — Authority: 121
  "Cloudy Day at Sharkys on the beach", 12x9, oil on Raymar panel This was the scene that greeted us this morning as we arrived for the second day of Hodges Soileaus annual workshop in Venice, Florida. The weather was freezing (by November Florida standards) and we all kept adding layers of clothing as Hodges did his ...
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• California Impressionist Plein Air Landscape Painting - A Very Good Year - Falkner Winery

  
  The Creative Journey — Authority: 115
  “A Very Good Year” 8 x 10 oil on archival canvas panel Plein air painting - Falkner Winery - Day 2 This is the second of the three plein air paintings I did during the paintout. Because I like to put some sharp detail into my paintings, and because that can be difficult to layer when painting alla prima, ...
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• Amazing Original Berlin Wall Murals Restored After 20 Years

  
  Bowl of Serial — Authority: 135
  The city of Berlin decided to restore all the original paintings by the original artists from the Berlin Wall to celebrate 20 years since the historic fall of separated Germany. Now stands an amazing newly restored wall of abstract art of the East Side Gallery GDR. The East Side Gallery is a 3/4 mile (1.3 km) ...
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• 1,000 Percent, Xavier Schipani & Zach Osif @ Trust Gallery, F.U.E.L. in Old City

  
  DoNArTNeWs — Authority: 119
  Zach Osif , Iraq III (Lindsy Lohan) , oil on canvas @ F.U.E.L .  Shoshanna & DoN chatted with Zach Osif regarding his inspiration for the portrait of Lindsy’s infamous mug shot and he responded that his work is a result of flirtatious dalliances on the internet.  His plan was to do a series of ...
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• Poetry Friday: Thanksgiving According to Ginger Andrews

  
  Women's Voices For Change — Authority: 510
  Anything that one is drawn to say about Ginger Andrews is a going to be a mere piece of the picture. Yes, she cleans houses with her sisters for [...]
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• Pick of the Day – Patrick Trotter

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  Pick of the Day - Patrick Trotter -1.0 5 2009-11-12 16:11:16 V P Holmes I love the works of this artist, fabulous!  Check out his gallery on Fine Art America and leave a kind comment. Thank you Patrick! I’m an artist I would like to make some kind of living off my art. I love having the opportunity to ...
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• smokey bokeh

  
  Damien Franco dot Com — Authority: 103
  New addition to online art photography gallery at DiscoveredArtists “ smokey bokeh ” can be purchased for $85 as an 8×10 limited edition print. smokey bokeh Photograph of small flower patch in black and white. I usually don’t photograph flowers or botanical scenes but we were taking the kiddos to the ...
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• Treacy Ziegler, Before An Ocean @ F.A.N. Gallery

  
  DoNArTNeWs — Authority: 119
  Treacy Ziegler @ F.A.N. Gallery in Old City. When DoN introduced himself to Treacy Ziegler he immediately put foot in mouth by gushing, “ I love your frames “.  Ack!  But Ziegler actually begins her process by outlining the canvas with black tape in anticipation of placing the finished work in an ...
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