The applied arts are all the arts that apply design and decoration to everyday and essentially practical objects in order to make them aesthetically pleasing. The term is used in distinction to the fine arts, which are those that produce objects with no practical use, whose only purpose is to be beautiful or stimulate the intellect in some way. In practice, the two often overlap. Applied arts largely overlap with decorative arts, and the modern making of applied art is usually called design.
Examples of applied arts are:
- Industrial design – mass-produced objects.
- Sculpture – also counted as a fine art.
- Architecture – also counted as a fine art.
- Crafts – also counted as a fine art.
- Ceramic art
- Automotive design
- Fashion design
- Calligraphy
- Interior design
- Graphic design
- Cartographic (map) design
Movements
Art movements that mostly operated in the applied arts include the following. In addition, major artistic styles such as Neoclassicism, Gothic and others cover both the fine and applied or decorative arts.
- Art Nouveau
- Art Deco
- Arts and Crafts Movement
- Bauhaus
- Productivism
Museums of Applied Arts
- Bauhaus Archive
- Die Neue Sammlung, Germany
- Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts, Germany
- Martin-Gropius-Bau
- Museum of Applied Arts (Belgrade), Serbia
- Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb
- Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), Hungary
- Museum für angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Germany
- Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne), Germany
- Museum für angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria
- Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC), Lausanne, Switzerland
- National Folk Decorative Art Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Powerhouse Museum (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences), Sydney
- Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts (Saint Petersburg), Russia
- Prague Museum of Decorative Arts, Czech Republic
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Wolfsonian-FIU, Miami Beach, Florida
See also
- Art for art's sake
- Decorative arts
- Design museum
- Fine art
- Sculpture
- Painting
References
- "Applied art" in The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Online edition. Oxford University Press, 2004. www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
Further reading
- Dormer, Peter (ed.), The Culture of Craft, 1997, Manchester University Press, ISBN 0719046181, 9780719046186, google books
The applied arts are all the arts that apply design and decoration to everyday and essentially practical objects in order to make them aesthetically pleasing The term is used in distinction to the fine arts which are those that produce objects with no practical use whose only purpose is to be beautiful or stimulate the intellect in some way In practice the two often overlap Applied arts largely overlap with decorative arts and the modern making of applied art is usually called design Examples of industrial designs Examples of architecture Examples of sculpture and metalworks Examples of ceramic art and ceramic sculpture Examples of fashion Examples of furniture Examples of glassware Examples of applied arts are Industrial design mass produced objects Sculpture also counted as a fine art Architecture also counted as a fine art Crafts also counted as a fine art Ceramic art Automotive design Fashion design Calligraphy Interior design Graphic design Cartographic map designMovementsArt movements that mostly operated in the applied arts include the following In addition major artistic styles such as Neoclassicism Gothic and others cover both the fine and applied or decorative arts Art Nouveau Art Deco Arts and Crafts Movement Bauhaus ProductivismMuseums of Applied ArtsBauhaus Archive Die Neue Sammlung Germany Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts Germany Martin Gropius Bau Museum of Applied Arts Belgrade Serbia Museum of Arts and Crafts Zagreb Museum of Applied Arts Budapest Hungary Museum fur angewandte Kunst Frankfurt Germany Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Cologne Germany Museum fur angewandte Kunst Wien Austria Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts MUDAC Lausanne Switzerland National Folk Decorative Art Museum Kyiv Ukraine Powerhouse Museum Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Sydney Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts Saint Petersburg Russia Prague Museum of Decorative Arts Czech Republic Victoria and Albert Museum London Wolfsonian FIU Miami Beach FloridaSee alsoArt for art s sake Decorative arts Design museum Fine art Sculpture PaintingReferences Applied art in The Oxford Dictionary of Art Online edition Oxford University Press 2004 www oxfordreference com Retrieved 23 November 2013 Further readingDormer Peter ed The Culture of Craft 1997 Manchester University Press ISBN 0719046181 9780719046186 google books
