Types of Art: New Media

New Media is an art form which came about in the 1960s, as artists started to experiment with developing technology in their art-making. New Media work is often created by using digital and electronic technologies to make sound pieces, to capture moving images (e.g. animation/film) and to create interactive work and computer-based art. Traditional art practices such as print-making can also integrate digital technologies. For example, an image can be manipulated in Photoshop before going to print through a press.

Types of Art: Installation

In the 1970s, the term "Installation" was described artwork that any form or size that inhabits a space inside or outside a gallery, which is often site-specific. Installations are typically three-dimensional and can be made up by a variety of materials and mediums.

It's common for Installation to be commissioned for sites.

Type of Arts: Sculpture

As with painting, the earliest example of sculpture dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (40,000 to 10,000 years ago). During this period, stone and ivory were used to create small figurines. It wasn't until the Greeks used bronze casting for life size figures were represented as Sculpture.

Some material, like bronze, glass, ivory, steel, marble and wood were sculpture material for three-dimensional artworks. There are two-dimensional sculpture where the object is not detached  from its background. This is called Relief Carving.

Types of Art: Mixed-Media

Mix-media is refer to artwork that uses the combination of materials in their construction, such as a work on a canvas that combines paint and ink as well as collage.

Mix-media can be dated back to Cubist Collage and the construction of Pablo Picasso and Georges Barque.

Artist working in mix-media are afforded a great deal of creative freedom.

Types of Art: Performance Art

Peformance Art is where the artwork takes the form of actions performed by the artist/s or approved performers briefed by the artist.

In Europe, the German artist Joseph Beuys was a hugely influential pioneer of Performance art, making a wide impact with his 'actions' from 1963 onwards. At around the same time in the UK, it was the artist duo Gilbert & George taking the scene by storm.

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Types of Art: Design

Part of applied arts, design comes in many forms, from graphic, fashion, interior, functional to the industrial. Design, in the context of displays in galleries, can be found in objects such as furniture and lighting, but also in the photographic and limited edition prints where graphic design has been used.

Types of Art:Crafts

The art of craft-making can be defined as an occupation or trade which involves manual dexterity and skilled artistry. A significant advent for the crafts was the 'Arts and Crafts Movement' which flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. The focus was on good design and craftsmanship at a time when there was increased mechanisation and mass production.