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Fine art describes an art form developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than utility. www.answers.com This type of art is often expressed in the production of art objectshttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id2Zk_Meiva7MC&pgPA621&lpgPA621&dq%22fine+art%22+%22art+objects%22+semiotics&sourceweb&otsSyp47RdWZg&sigD-Tio3vfK-UkLs2s2DJzHHGCoDk&hlen&saX&oibook_result&resnum2&ctresult using visual and performing art forms, including painting, sculpture, music, dance, theatre, architecture, photography and printmaking. Schools, institutes, and other organizations often use the term to indicate a traditional perspective on the art forms, often implying an association with classic or academic art.
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The word "fine" does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the discipline."Imitation, then, is one instinct of our nature. Next, there is the instinct for harmony and rhythm, meters being manifestly sections of rhythm. Persons, therefore, starting with this natural gift developed by degrees their special aptitudes, till their rude improvisations gave birth to Poetry." –Aristotle Aristotle. The Poetics, Republic. Note: Although speaking mostly of poetry here, the Ancient greeks often speak of the arts collectively. http://www.authorama.com/the-poetics-2.html
This definition tends to exclude visual art forms that could be considered craftwork or applied art, such as textiles. The more recent term visual arts is widely considered to be a more inclusive and descriptive phrase for todays variety of current art practices, and for the multitude of media in which high art is now more widely recognized to occur.
The term is still often used outside of the arts to denote when someone has perfected an activity to a very high level of skill. For example, one might metaphorically say that "Pelé took football to the level of a fine art."
That fine art is seen as being distinct from applied arts is largely the r read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine+art
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