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APPLIED ARTS AND FINE ARTS  應用藝術與美術(1)

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*所謂的 Applied Arts 是指 The applied arts are the application of design and decoration to everyday objects to make them aesthetically pleasing.The term is applied in distinction to the fine arts which aims to produce objects which are beautiful or provide intellectual stimulation. In practice, the two often overlap.

The fields of industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and the decorative arts are considered applied arts. In a creative or abstract context, the fields of architecture and photography are also considered applied arts.

  Although we now tend to  refer to the various crafts according to the materials used to  construct them-  clay, glass, wood, fiber and metal-it was once common to  think of terms of  function, which led to their being  known as the “applied arts.”Approaching crafts from the point of view of function. we can divide them into simple categories: containers,  shelters and supports. There is no way around the fact that containers, shelters, and supports must be functional. The applied arts are thus bound by the laws of physics, which pertain to both the materials used in their making and the substances and things to be contained, supported, and sheltered. These laws are universal in their application, regardless of cultural beliefs, geography, or climate. If a pot has no bottom or has large openings in its sides, it could hardly be considered a container in any traditional sense.Since the laws of physics, not some arbitrary decision, have determined the general form of applied-art objects, they follow basic patterns, so mush so that functional forms the norm. However, not all functional objects are exactly alike; that is why we recognize a Shang Dynasty vase as being different form an Inca vase. What varies is not the basic form but the incidental details that do not obstruct the object’s primary function.