Tuesday, 13 January 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.

If you are an artist, you would know that there are different types of techniques or method used to create a piece. The categories to where an art belongs might be confusing because the meaning that it is trying to portray can also be a basis of categorization. Two of the most well known types would be figurative and genre art.

People might think that just because it is considered an artwork, it belongs to the same branch. There is more to it than that. And surprisingly, it is what makes it unique and more beautiful. For example. Figurative artworks are the type of pieces where in the images are derived from a true event in the history. Usually it has something to do with a very iconic moment.

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.

Genre paintings and other artworks are another branch in this field. What makes it very popular is because it represents the daily life of a person. It can be used to document what is going on in a daily basis.

It does not only apply to the way of life of the people. You can also categorized marine life and the events happening in the surrounding as that of genre classification. That is why it is sometimes called as scene painting. The pieces were made available during the time when average people also have the opportunity to purchase arts.




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