WHAT IS ART:

Collectively the word Art can be describe with the phrase- ‘self expression’.
As a subject, Art is a collective name for all subjects of study primarily
concerned with human creativity and social life, such as languages, literature, and history (as contrasted
with scientific or technical subjects).
But Art can be define as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power, or in performing form such as music, drama and dance.

BRANCHES OF ART
Art can be divided into TWO main branches, they are
i)LIBERAL ART and
ii)CREATIVE ARTS

LIBERAL ART: Liberal Art is the branch of Art that embraces subjects in the Humanities such as history and literature and those of the social sciences like philosophy.

CREATIVE ARTS: Creative Arts are divided into two forms they
i)VISUAL Art
ii)PERFORMING/DRAMATIC ARTS

1) VISUAL ART:Visual Art are those arts addressed primarily to the sense of vision, that is, those arts that seek to communicate through the eye. Visual art is further divided into two, they are;
i)FINE ART and
ii)APPLIED ART

FINE ART: Fine Art is that branch of Art which has no other function than the appeal it makes to man’s sense of beauty and higher emotion. For example, painting and sculpture
APPLIED ART: Applied Art are those arts which are concerned with the making of objects to serve a particular purpose or perform a certain function. The major aim of Applied Art is to make something useful and of commercial value, often such objects are beautiful as well e.g. Textile design, ceramics fashion design- graphics etc.

2)PERFORMING/DRAMATIC ARTS: As the name goes, this is a form of Creative Arts that usually involve the stage in other words they are usually acted or done on the stage they include music, drama and dance.