Topics: Arts : Visual Arts
This category is for listings of websites for the visual arts.
ASCII Art
ASCII Art is signatures, pictures, smileys and figlets made with the standard keyboard characters. ASCII art needs to be viewed with a fixed width font like FixedSys or Courier New.
Animation,
Artists,
Collections,
Figlets,
On IRC,
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Assemblage Art
Assemblage art is collage in the third dimension. It is a form of sculpture comprised of "found" objects arranged in such a way that they create a piece.
Artists,
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Calligraphy
Calligraphy is the art of Beautiful Writing. It encompasses alphabetic and pictographic languages. Examples of alphabetic languages include Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit.
Arabic,
Calligraphers,
Chinese,
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Chats and Forums
This category is for forums, chat rooms, bulletin boards, discussion groups and message boards dedicated to a range of Visual Arts topics.
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Collage
Collage entered the realm of the fine arts in the early 20th Century with the Cubists and has had a lively growth through various art movements and styles including Dada, Surrealism, Pop, Constructivism, etc.
Artists,
Digital Collage,
Photo Montage,
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Collectives
Links to sites representing work by more than one artist. A "collective" is an organized group of artists dedicated to the betterment of the group as a whole, and the arts in general.
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Computer Graphics
3D,
Artists,
Galleries,
Personal Galleries,
The GIMP,
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Directories
For sites that primarily catalog, describe, and link to other visual arts sites.
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Drawing
Drawing is the act of creating a representation of any subject by the use of lines and/or value.
Artists,
Education,
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Education
Colleges and Departments,
Educators,
Online Instruction,
Schools and Academies,
Visual Literacy,
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Environment and Nature
Visual Arts representing or inspired by Earth, the human environment, and nature.
Bio Art,
Eco Art,
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Galleries
Physical galleries around the world, and "virtual" galleries that do not sell art on-line. This is not the category for single artist sites...
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Asia,
Caribbean,
Europe,
Middle East,
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Installation Art
Installation art or site-specific art is work that utilizes/transforms the entire environment in which it is presented.
Artists,
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Magazines and E-zines
This category contains listings for magazines or e-zines which provide articles and information, and are updated regularly.
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Mail Art and Artistamps
Mail art is also often called correspondence art. Mail art is, basically, art sent through the mail, including faux postage, postcards, ATC's (Artist Trading Cards), copy art, handmade books, etc.
Artistamps,
Artists,
Artist Trading Cards,
Chats and Forums,
Collaborative Sites,
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Multiple Media Artists
Sites listed in Multiple Media Artists are for commercial (non-shopping) studios, portfolios or galleries for established individual artists who work in multiple mediums i.e.
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Native and Tribal
Tribal arts comprise items made by tribal peoples, usually with utilitarian or ritual purposes, with artistic qualities reflecting the cultures in which they were made.
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Object-Based Art
Egg Art,
Furniture,
Gourd Art,
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Organizations
An umbrella category for visual arts related organizations. Sites listed here are informal or non-professional in nature, and encompass many aspects of visual arts, or for specialized arts that do not have a corresponding category.
Europe,
North America,
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Painting
Works of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is either a tightly stretched piece of canvas or a panel.
Directories,
Education,
FAQs, Help, and Tutorials,
Frescoes, Murals, Faux-Finishes,
Magazines and E-zines,
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Performance Art
Performance Art, analagous to Live art, is a nontraditional art form that consists of or features a performance by the artist.
Artists,
Kinetic Art,
Projects,
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Personal Pages
This category has been created to house all those non-commercial sites that escape any other classification under other artists categories, because they are personal, esoteric, original, or even individualistic, irreverent, crazy, misguided, mixed-up, morose, and could be malevolent, critical, self-centered and sullen, non-conformist and belligerant...
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Printmaking
Printmaking is any of several techniques for applying ink to (usually) paper, typically with the goal of producing original images in multiples.
Ateliers,
Intaglio and Allied Techniques,
Lithography,
Monotype,
Printmakers,
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Private Dealers
This category is for Private Art Dealers. These dealers are full time art dealers who work out of their homes or only exhibit at shows.
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Public Art
Public Art is artwork in the public realm, regardless of whether it is situated on public or private property, or whether it is acquired through public or private funding.
Street Art,
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Research
For sites which present research results, or describe formal research programs or organizations related to a broad range of Visual Arts topics.
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Resources
This category is for sites offering a comprehensive overview of Visual Arts and will typically include general information about a variety of Visual Arts topics as well as directories, FAQs, chats and forums, publications, etc.
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Reviews
For reviews or criticism of visual art, either of individual works, a collection, an exhibition, an artist, or even art as a whole.
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Sculpture
This category attempts to accommodate and list sites associated with the study and practice of sculpture.
Foundries,
History,
Installations,
Instruction,
Organizations,
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Site Specific Art
Site-Specific or Environmental Art is an art form, particularly known from the 1960s, in which the artist creates a three-dimensional space that involves the spectators and is often involved with several sensory stimulations, such as visual, auditory, kinetic, tactile, and sometimes olfactory.
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Thematic
Categories for themes and genres in the visual arts.
Astronomy,
Automotive,
Aviation and Military,
Folk Art,
Marine,
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Weblogs
This category is for weblogs covering a broad range of visual arts topics. If the main focus is on a particular genre or style of art, please suggest the site to the most appropriate subcategory based on that focus
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Web Rings
This category is for the main page of a web ring site offering a broad range of topics/sites relevant to visual arts.
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