The decorative arts are traditionally defined as ornamental and functional works in ceramic, wood, glass, metal, or textile. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός ( keramikos) Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. The field includes ceramics, furniture, furnishings, interior design, and architecture. Ceramics and ceramic art in the art world means artwork made out of clay bodies and fired to form a ceramic. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Interior design is a practice concerned with anything that is found inside a space - walls windows doors finishes textures light furnishings and furniture The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation The decorative arts are often categorized in opposition to the "fine arts", namely, painting, drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Drawing is a Visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Some distinguish between decorative and fine art based on functionality, intended purpose, importance, status as a unique creation, or single-artist production. Decorative arts, or furnishings, may be fixed (for example, wallpaper), or moveable (for example, lamps).
See also
- American craft
- Applied art
- Arts and crafts
- Craft
- Faux Painting
- History of decorative art
- Mosaic
- Ornament (architecture)
- Textile arts
- Wagae-nuri Japanese lacquerware
Selected bibliography
- Fiell, Charlotte and Peter, eds. American craft is an entity of the American contribution to the family of artistic practices conducted by independent studio artists Applied art refers to the application of Design and Aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill A craft is a Skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a Trade or particular art Faux painting or Faux finishing are terms used to describe a wide range of decorative painting techniques Main article Decorative art The Ancient World Antique Furniture Pottery Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic For other uses of the term see Ornament In Architecture, ornament is a decorative detail used to embellish parts of a building or interior The textile arts are those Arts and Crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic Fibers to construct practical or decorative is a traditional Lacquerware of Japan created by Michiko Suganuma (b 1940) Decorative Art Yearbook (one for each decade of the 20th century). Translated. Bonn: Taschen, 2000.
- Fleming, John and Hugh Honour. Dictionary of the Decorative Arts. New York: Harper and Row, 1977.
- Frank, Isabelle. The Theory of Decorative Art: An Anthology of European and American Writings, 1750–1940. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000.
- Campbell, Gordon. The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Thornton, Peter. Authentic Decor: Domestic Interior, 1620–1920. London: Seven Dials, 2000.
External links
- Decorating with Art, Antiques and Collectibles
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Argentine Decorative Art Museum
- The Bard Graduate Center (BGC) for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture
- Parsons/Cooper-Hewitt Program in the History of Decorative Arts & Design
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture - electronic resources
- Metropolitan Museum of Art American decorative arts collection
- National Gallery of Art decorative arts collection
- Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, Milan, Italy
- Museum of the City of New York Decorative Arts Collection
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