The applied arts are all the arts that apply

design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

and decoration to everyday and essentially practical objects in order to make them aesthetically pleasing."Applied art" in ''The Oxford Dictionary of Art''. Online edition.

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, 2004. www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013. The term is used in distinction to the

fine arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

, which are those that produce objects with no practical use, whose only purpose is to be beautiful or stimulate the intellect in some way. In practice, the two often overlap. Applied arts largely overlap with decorative arts, and the modern making of applied art is usually called

. Examples of applied arts are: *

Industrial design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in adva ...

– mass-produced objects. *

Sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

– also counted as a fine art. *

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

– also counted as a fine art. * Crafts – also counted as a fine art. * Culinary Arts *

Ceramic art Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take varied forms, including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is a visual art. While ...

* Automotive design * Fashion design * Calligraphy *

Interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...

Graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

* Cartographic (map) design

Movements

Art movements that mostly operated in the applied arts include the following. In addition, major artistic styles such as

Neoclassicism Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative arts, decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiq ...

, Gothic and others cover both the fine and applied or decorative arts. *

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...

* Art Deco * Arts and Crafts Movement * Bauhaus * Productivism

Museums of Applied Arts

* Bauhaus Archive * Die Neue Sammlung, Germany * Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts, Germany * Martin-Gropius-Bau * Museum of Applied Arts (Belgrade), Serbia * Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb * Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), Hungary * Museum für angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Germany * Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne), Germany * Museum für angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria * Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC),

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* National Folk Decorative Art Museum,

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

* Powerhouse Museum (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences), Sydney * Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts (Saint Petersburg), Russia * Prague Museum of Decorative Arts, Czech Republic *

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...

, London * Wolfsonian-FIU, Miami Beach, Florida

Movements

Museums of Applied Arts

See also

References

Further reading