A guide to different types of art forms

The definition of art

Art in any form is an expression or application of human creativity, skill, and imagination. Many of the arts are experienced visually but can also be audible or enjoyed through sensory touch.

Different forms of art

Painting

Painting is the most commonly taught art medium in childhood education.

Sculpture

A sculpture creates three-dimensional visual images, traditionally using materials such as clay, stone, ceramics, metals, or wood.

Literature

Literature is an art form that shares stories. It is an art form of language and can be read or spoken.

Architecture

Architecture is the art form you pass every day without realizing or fully appreciating it as an art form.

Cinema

Cinema may not have the length of history as the other art forms on this list, but it has quickly become one of the most popular.

Music

Music is the art of arranging audible sounds and vibrations to produce a musical composition using the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.

Theater

Theater is an art form where the artist combines both visual art and dramatic performance.