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Friday, January 16, 2015

Knowing The Distinction Of Figurative And Genre Art

By Enid Hinton


One of the most celebrated fields of today is art. It comes in different pieces. Anything that depicts beauty and uniqueness as well as truth or desire and is created or captured by humans can be considered as artworks. Because of the high value that it possesses, you can see that it is very expensive.

If you are an artist, you would know that there are different types of techniques or method used to create a piece. The categories to where an art belongs might be confusing because the meaning that it is trying to portray can also be a basis of categorization. Two of the most well known types would be figurative and genre art.

Many people would just simply say that it is an artwork. But for the expert, there will always be classifications so that they would have an objective on what they are trying to make. With the use of the classifications it would be easier to bring out the unique feature that each artwork has. For example, you can see that those which are made with figurative style are the types of images that really happened.

On the other hand the genre art types are those that could be made out of the imagination of the artist. They may look the same when it comes to the finished product. But the these types signify an important part of the history while the those that belong to the genre types can be unreal.

One of the distinguishing element of a figurative portrait is the time being applied. You can see that it is derived from a specific era. This is one of the most important feature that distinguishes this from the other categories. It aims to show the type of culture that is present during that time.

The figurative type is also utilized for other functions. More than just art, it shows a different type of concept. One of the best examples would be the statue of the gods in Greece. It is not just a symbol of devotion and belief to deities. It is also known to show the perfect geometric measurements of the structure.

A lot of people are confused when it comes to the abstract kinds and the figurative ones. There is no need to be. Although they are both derived from the same concept, the abstract pieces would make you think and look harder to figure out the image. On the other hand, a figurative is defined and the images are can be seen clearly immediately.

Genre paintings and other artworks are another branch in this field. What makes it very popular is because it represents the daily life of a person. It can be used to document what is going on in a daily basis.

But the activities is just a small scope. You will also see that there are scenes being pictured. Various scenes would include those that are underwater and in the surrounding. This was made available when art was already made available for the average person.




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