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• Fine art — is any art form developed primarily for aesthetics rather than utility. [ [http://www.answers.com/fine+art r=67 fine arts] www.answers.com] This type of art is often expressed in a limited number of visual and performing art forms, including… …   Wikipedia

• Fine art photography — refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print… …   Wikipedia

• fine art — fine arts 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Painting and sculpture, in which objects are produced that are beautiful rather than useful, can be referred to as fine art or as the fine arts. He deals in antiques and fine art. ...the university of Cairo s… …   English dictionary

• fine art — n. [orig. considered purely aesthetic, as distinguished from the “useful” arts] 1. any of the art forms that include drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics, or occasionally, architecture, literature, music, dramatic art, or dancing usually… …   English World dictionary

• fine art — noun uncount objects such as paintings that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting have/get something down to a fine art INFORMAL to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult the fine …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fine art — fine′ art′ [[t]faɪn[/t]] n. fia a visual art created primarily for aesthetic purposes and valued for its beauty or expressiveness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, or architecture • Etymology: 1760–70 …   From formal English to slang

• fine art — noun (U) 1 paintings, drawings, music, sculpture etc that is of very good quality: the question of whether photography should be considered fine art 2 have something down to a fine art to be extremely good at something after having practised a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fine art — noun Date: 1739 1. a. art (as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects usually used in plural b. objects of fine art 2. an activity requiring a fine skill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fine art — /fuyn/ a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture. Cf. commercial art. [1760 70] * …   Universalium

• Michaelis School of Fine Art — was founded in 1925, and is the Fine Arts department of the University of Cape Town, also housing the Michaelis Collection named for Sir Max Michaelis who in 1920 endowed the chair of Fine Art at the University. It is located at 31 37 Orange… …   Wikipedia

• Oliver Brothers Fine Art Restoration — An early twentieth century Oliver Brothers brochure. Oliver Brothers Fine Art Restoration and Conservation is the longest continuously operating art restoration establishment in the United States. The Olivers and those who followed them restored… …   Wikipedia