1/14/2015

Understanding What Figurative And Genre Art Really Are

By Enid Hinton


A lot of people are wondering why art is very pricey especially if it is really made by someone who has made a name in the industry. This is because you can expect that their pieces are of the same caliber. And it is something that is very valuable. The value that these pieces possess can sometimes be too high that it is not attainable for the common people.

When you try to create something and it is finished, it would fall into various categories. The classification would be done through determining the methods that it was used. There are also others that is classified through knowing the purpose of creating it. But most of the time, the artwork is determined by both these factors. Two of the best examples 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.

The time element is always present when it comes to those that are made from the figurative concept. You can observe that most of the images try to showcase a particular event from long ago. This is usually a very historical moment that needs to be remembered.

Another thing that can be noticed is the clever mix of an intellectual concept with a common form of art. For example, the gods and goddesses in Greece where created to show a precise work for geometry and proportions. It is very difficult to achieve the perfect balance, thus they are pieces that are still celebrated up to this day.

If you are confused between the abstract arts and the figurative ones, you do not have to be. Abstracts are those works that you can barely recognized. There is an image but it would be hard to know what it is. The figurative ones are clearly defined so the images can be seen clearly.

Another branch of art would be genre types. The usual imagery that you can see are daily activities being performed. It tries to showcase the recent activities in the culture and time of today. So you can say that it aims to record what people are doing.

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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