Artists whose primary and defining body of work is painting, in any pigment medium and on any support, from panel and canvas to fresco. Belongs here: an artist principally known for paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, Wassily Kandinsky). Does not belong here: an artist who painted incidentally but is principally known for another discipline, such as a sculptor who also painted, placed under Sculptors instead.
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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraphQuote, Visual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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