Fine art
refers to arts that are "concerned and designates a limited number of
visual art forms, including painting, sculpture, architecture and
printmaking. Schools, institutes, and other organizations still use the
term to indicate a traditional perspective on the visual arts, often
implying an association with classic or academic art.
The word "fine" does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in
question, but the purity of the discipline. 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 today's
variety of current art practices, and for the multitude of mediums in
which high art is now more widely recognized to occur. Ultimately, the
term fine in 'fine art' comes from the concept of Final Cause, or
purpose, or end, in the philosophy of Aristotle. The Final Cause of fine
art is the art object itself; it is not a means to another end except
perhaps to please those who behold it.
An alternative, if flippant, reference to "fine art," is capital "A"
art, or, art with a capital "A."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 result of an issue raised in Britain by the conflict between the
followers of the Arts and Crafts Movement, including William Morris, and
the early modernists, including Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group.
The former sought to bring socialist principles to bear on the arts by
including the more commonplace crafts of the masses within the realm of
the arts, while the modernists sought to keep artistic endeavour
exclusive, esoteric, and elitist.
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| Add a new listing Link Your Listing Update a listing Cant' Find it? | | Alan's 1371 Main St, St Helena, CA 94574-1904 707 963-9294 | |
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Art on Main 1359 Main St., St Helena, Ca 94574 707 963-3350 | | Artful Eye 1333A Lincoln Ave # A, Calistoga, CA 94515-1701 707 942-4743 | |
Artists of the Valley
1307 First St, Napa, Ca 94559 707 254-2085 | | Blue Heron Gallery 6525 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1300 707 944-2044
Christopher Hill Gallery
1235 Main Street St. Helena, CA 707 963-0272
| | Fastframe 1346 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558-2912 70 226-3422 | | Fine Arts Search 6505 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1378 707 944-0202 | | Framery 1324 3rd St, Napa, CA 94559-2902 707 257-3045 | | Gallery 1870 6525 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1300 707 944-9670 | | Generations A Fine Art Gallery 6795 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1353 707 944-1776 | | Henry Joseph Gallery 2475 Solano Ave, Napa, CA 94558-4645 707 224-4356 | | I Wolk Gallery 1354 Main St, St Helena, Ca. 94574 707 963-8800 email | | Images Fine Art South 6505 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1378 707 944-0404 | | Images Fine Art North 6540 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1378 707 944-0404 | | Jessel Gallery 1019 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa, CA 94558-1501 707 257-2350 | |
John's Arts & Crafts P.O. Box 2473, Ca. 94558 707 252-6197 | email | | | Lee Youngman Galleries ± 1316 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, CA 94515-1702 707 942-0585 email 800 551-0585 | | Miles Metzger Studios 1080B Main Street, St. Helena, Ca 94574 707 9670623emial
| | MJ Schaer Design Studio & Gallery 1043 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa, CA 94558 707 251-3726 | | North Light Gallery 1272 Hayes St, Suite D, Napa, CA 94559-1711 707 226-8885 email | | Olaf & Company 1518 Trancas, Napa, CA 94558 707 257-6072 email | | Raku Ceramics Collection 6540 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1315 707 944-9424 | | Vianello Fine Arts 2040 Oak Knoll, West Napa, CA 94558 707 253-9130 | | Visions Of The Napa Valley 6540 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599-1315 707 944-1277 | | Wine Country Art & Frame 1355 W Imola Ave, Napa, CA 94559-4724 70 224-4904 | | | | | | | | Back To Top |
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