Artists whose primary and defining medium is the print, the graphic poster, or brush-and-ink calligraphy, distinct from painting even where the same artist also painted. Belongs here: a printmaker or engraver principally known for that medium (Albrecht Durer, Kathe Kollwitz, Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige), a graphic poster artist (Alphonse Mucha), and a calligrapher (Wang Xizhi). Does not belong here: an artist who produced prints incidentally within a painting-centered career.
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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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