(AAMC,2007) The definitions and histories of decorative art and the fine art. The differences between decorative art and fine art. ... The essay focuses on the two main catalogues: Decorative art and Fine art. ... Also, decorative art is overlapped with the larger category of applied art. ... It wasn't until the Renaissance that the profession of "artist" was reached to a new higher level, reflecting the newly perceived importance of the "design" element. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? ... Section 1 Definition of Aesthetics Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty and taste. ... Friedrich Nietzsche expresses For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication. I believe Nietzsche means that art can be a source of new values that create a beautiful illusion or joy and celebration which overrides some of the realities of life, like pain, suffering and uncertain...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate