Personally I felt that fine art was a genre that held all the left overs. Let me explain further, in photography you have several different genres; culinary, architecture, advertising, wedding, still life, landscapes and so on. Basically any work that didn't fit into those categories I felt was "fine art." This statement could have some truth to it. But let's take a look at some definitions.
Wikipedia: Fine art or the fine arts, from the 17th century on, denote art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept, distinguishing them from applied arts that also have to serve some practical function. It serves as intellectual stimulation to the viewer.
Google: Creative art, esp. visual art, whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content.
University of Oxford: Fine Art is the making and study of visual art. It educates and prepares students to become artists and to follow other practices that are aligned to the making of art. The curriculum is centred on the individual student’s potential and imagination.
It seems like my original thoughts were heading in the right direction as well as my work.
Now I leave you with some of my intellectual stimulating, imaginative fine art.
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| images by Tiffany Dyer |
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