decorative art

Japanese: decorative art(英語表記)decorativeart
decorative art

...One reason is that from the mid-19th century, under the idea of ​​art supremacy, the concept of "art" came to be limited to "something that has pure artistic expression," and as a result, crafts were left behind. In English, fine art is called fine art or pure art, while crafts are called minor art or lesser art, useful art, applied art, and decorative art. In German, art is called schöne Kunst (fine art) and freie Kunst (free art), while crafts are called Gebrauchskunst (practical art) and unfreie Kunst (bonded art), which are terms (definitions) with a somewhat inferior connotation. Another reason is that the industrial element inherent in crafts was actively supported. …

From [Decoration]

...Techniques for processing include painting, line drawing, coloring, relief engraving, intaglio engraving, baking, pasting, inlay, dyeing, and printing. Decoration in art refers to decorative art as opposed to representative art, but when a representational painting is applied to a practical object such as a wall or a screen and used for interior decoration, it can be said to function as decorative art. The same is true for sculptures applied to fountains and buildings.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "decorative art" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一つは,19世紀中葉から芸術至上主義的な考え方のもとに,〈美術〉が〈純粋な芸術的表現をもつもの〉という限定された概念をもつようになったため,結果的に工芸の方が取り残されたことによる。英語で美術のことを,ファイン・アートfine art,ピュア・アートpure art(純粋芸術)というのに対して,工芸のことをマイナー・アートminor artまたはレッサー・アートlesser art(小芸術),ユースフル・アートuseful art(有用芸術),アプライド・アートapplied art(応用芸術),デコラティブ・アートdecorative art(装飾芸術)といい,ドイツ語でも美術をシェーネ・クンストschöne Kunst(美術),フライエ・クンストfreie Kunst(自由芸術)というのに対して,ゲブラウフスクンストGebrauchskunst(実用芸術),ウンフライエ・クンストunfreie Kunst(羈絆(きはん)芸術)と,工芸のことをやや劣等的な意味をこめた言い方(定義)をするのは,このことを示している。 もう一つは,工芸に内在する工業的要素が積極的に支持されたことによる。…

【装飾】より

…加工の技法としては,塗装,線描,彩色,陽刻,陰刻,焼付,張付,はめ込み,染め,刷りなどがある。 美術上の装飾は再現美術representative artに対する装飾美術decorative artを意味するが,再現的な絵画も壁とか障屛とかの実用体に適用されて室内装飾に使用された場合には装飾美術としての役目を果たしているということができる。泉池や建物に適用された彫刻の場合も同じである。…

※「decorative art」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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