Friday, January 16, 2015

Knowing The Distinction Of Figurative And Genre Art

By Enid Hinton


One of the most celebrated fields of today is art. It comes in different pieces. Anything that depicts beauty and uniqueness as well as truth or desire and is created or captured by humans can be considered as artworks. Because of the high value that it possesses, you can see that it is very expensive.

As you know, there are different classification when it comes to the art that you create. The piece is categorized through the knowing the method used and the purpose of the final product. That is why you can see that there are always labels when the final work is displayed. Two examples for classifications are 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.

One of the major different between the two is that genre pieces can just be created through the use of the imagination of the artist. It can be real but it can also be something that was just imagined. It can be confusing at times because the final pieces look the same.

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.

Aside from the artistic values that it has, you also have to know that this type of method is used to showcase another concept that is totally different and sometimes far from the field of the arts. The best example for this would be the statues of the deities that are present in Greece. It is not only a means for people to see their gods and goddesses. It also boasts of perfect geometric symmetry.

A lot of people are confused when it comes to the abstract kinds and the figurative ones. There is no need to be. Although they are both derived from the same concept, the abstract pieces would make you think and look harder to figure out the image. On the other hand, a figurative is defined and the images are can be seen clearly immediately.

Genre artwork is one of the most famous classification of arts. This is what you would usually see in the homes of different people. And the image that is usually depicted are those that are seen in the daily seen as well. This is why you can easily see the story that is happening in the picture.

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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