1- Types of artists
Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, into producing works that are appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
It is the wide variety of human activities that expresses the author’s emotions and ideas.
Some people say that art is a product that is made with the intention of stimulating the human senses as well as the human mind, spirit, and soul. An artwork is normally judged by how much impact it has on people, the number of people who can relate to it, and how much they appreciate it.
Sometimes, we think that art refers only to very famous paintings that we would only find in important museums around the world, such as “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli, “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, or “Monalisa” by Leonardo da Vinci. But art is much more. A lot of different expressions can be considered art, and we can also find it various places, such as art exhibitions, and even concerts.
There are 3 main types of art, which of course, include different types of artists.
Performing Arts are a form of art in which artists use their voices, bodies, or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. Performing Arts include:
– Music
– Dance
– Theatre
– Opera
– Mime
Some artists classified in this category are: musicians, actors, dancers and conductors.
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Visual Arts are those creations that we can see, and they are extremely diverse, from the artwork that hangs on your wall to the movie that you watched last night with your family. This category includes: – Drawing Some artists classified in this category are: sculptors, photographers and painters. |
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Literary Arts is the integrative discipline of ideation, literary appreciation, and multi-modal creative writing. This category includes: – Drama Some artists classified in this category are: poets, novelists and playwrights. |
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Musicians Incluye a la gran variedad de personas que hacen música, desde quienes la escriben (compositores/composers), quienes las producen (productores/producers) y quienes la ejecutan (cantantes/singers). También incluye a la gran variedad de músicos que tocan instrumentos, como: guitarristas (guitarists), bateristas (drummers), pianistas (pianists) y violinistas (violinists), entre otros. |
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Conductors La dirección es el arte de dirigir una obra musical, ya sea, una orquesta o un coro. Se define como “el arte de dirigir la actuación simultánea de músicos o cantantes a través del uso de gestos”. Los directores (conductors) se comunican principalmente a través de gestos, usualmente usando la ayuda de una “batuta”, y otras señales como el contacto visual. |
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Sculptors La escultura es una rama de las artes visuales que opera en 3 dimensiones. Es el arte de tallar (carving) y modelar (modelling) diferentes materiales, tales como: – Madera (wood) |
| I’d love to become a full-time artist one day! | |
| Really? What type or art are you into? | |
| Mmm… I really like visual arts. I think I could become a really good painter. | |
| That’s amazing! Will you sell your works of art? | |
| I don’t know yet. But I would like people to see them for free. | |
| Maybe you can set up an art exhibition! | |
| That would be amazing! Yes, I’ll definitely do that. |
