Visual Art

The visual arts are art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking and architecture. These definitions should not be taken too strictly as many artistic disciplines (performing arts, conceptual art, textile arts) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types. Also included within the visual arts[1] are the applied arts[2] such as industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design and decorative art.[3]

Ways of Seeing
The Story of Art
The Art Book
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
On Photography
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Picture This: How Pictures Work
Interaction of Color
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth
Seven Days in the Art World
Wall and Piece
Picasso (Basic Art)
Keys to Drawing

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