Saturday, January 17, 2015

Understanding What Figurative And Genre Art Really Are

By Enid Hinton


One of the most noble thing to do is to create art. It is because you are trying to create something that is beautiful. It is one of the most celebrated fields today. According to experts, you can never put a value on something as valuable as the effort of a person. And that is why you will see that the prices of artworks will never be less.

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.

Although everything is classified as artworks, there are still many branches wherein the piece can fall in to. And this is one of the reason why people appreciate it more. It brings out the genuine feature that is in a piece. For instance, it is said that those that are made with figurative concept are known to be from a specific event. This means that it is based from a real happening.

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.

The concepts where figurative and abstract arts were derived are the same. That is why people think that they are the same. But unlike figurative, you cannot easily see the image being depicted in abstract forms. There will be a need for you to observe it well before you can figure it out. The images are clearly defined when it is figurative.

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 it is not only for human activities. It also applies to what happens in other places such as underwater and in the forest. This can be considered as trying to capture the scenery. That is why you can also hear that it is also known to be scene arts or painting. This is the type of art that was on the rise when the average people were already aware of the presence of art and they have started procuring it.




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