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Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a ''plastic medium'', such as
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, wax, paint or even plastic in the modern sense of the word (a ductile
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) to create works of art. The term is used more generally to refer to the
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(such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, architecture, film and photography), rather than literature and music. Materials for use in the plastic arts, in the narrower definition, include those that can be carved or shaped, such as stone or
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,
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,
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, or
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.


History

The word ''plastic'' draws from the Ancient Greek (''plastikós''), which means 'to mold' or 'to shape'. It has long preceded its dominant modern meaning as a synthetic material. The term ''plastic arts'' has been used historically to denote visual art forms (painting, sculpture, and ceramics) as opposed to literature or music. The related terms ''plasticity'' and ''plasticism'' became more widely used in the early 20th century by critics discussing modern painting, particularly the works of
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century a ...
. The oldest known "plastic art" dates back to 30,000–34,000 BP.


Application to literature

In contrast to the limiting of 'plastic arts' to sculpture and architecture by
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (; 27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later (after 1812) von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him be ...
in 1807, the German critic August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845) applied the concept not only to visual arts, but also
poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
. Classical poetry lines he saw using plastic isolation, and rhyme falling under the Romantic (domain). In Schlegel's Viennese lectures (1809–1811), published in 1827 as ''On the Theory and History of the Plastic Arts'', he contrasted the plasticism of Classical Art with picturesque
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Gallery

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Moai Moai or moʻai ( ; ; ) are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but h ...
, stone sculptures created by the Rapa Nui people File:Baskets (inkoko) - Rwanda - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06584.JPG, Woven baskets in Rwanda File:Maillol - Sculpture 04.jpg , Sculpture in terracotta by Aristide Maillol File:Circle of Life from Ivana Houserova.jpg,
Glass art Glass art refers to individual works of art that are substantially or wholly made of glass. It ranges in size from monumental works and installation pieces to wall hangings and windows, to works of art made in studios and factories, including gl ...
by File:Sheila Hicks Exhibition at Toronto Textile Museum (29758946624).jpg, ''Hastings Visit to the Great Plains'' (1979), a tapestry in linen and cotton by
Sheila Hicks Sheila Hicks (born 1934) is an American artist. She is known for her innovative and experimental weavings and sculptural textile art that incorporate distinctive colors, natural materials, and personal narratives. Since 1964, she has lived and ...
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, an architectural work designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahori File:Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF retouched.jpg, ''
Mona Lisa The ''Mona Lisa'' is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, ...
'', an
oil painting Oil painting is a painting method involving the procedure of painting with pigments combined with a drying oil as the Binder (material), binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on canvas, wood panel, or oil on coppe ...
created by
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially rested o ...
in the 15th century


See also

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References


Further reading

* Barnes, A. C., ''The Art in Painting'', 3rd ed., 1937, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., NY. * Bukumirovic, D. (1998). ''Maga Magazinovic''. Biblioteka Fatalne srpkinje knj. br. 4. Beograd: Narodna knj. * Fazenda, M. J. (1997). ''Between the pictorial and the expression of ideas: the plastic arts and literature in the dance of Paula Massano''. N.p. * Gerón, C. (2000). ''Enciclopedia de las artes plásticas dominicanas: 1844–2000''. 4th ed. Dominican Republic s.n. * Schlegel, August Wilhelm., (1966) ''Vorlesungen uber dramatische Kunst und Literatur'', Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, 1966, p. 21f.


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