After reading the wikipedia article about visual arts, I learned a lot. Almost every type of art involves aspects of visual art. These types of visual arts are usually fine, applied, decorative arts and crafts, but in 20th century Britain, an artist was only considered an artist if he/she worked with the fine arts. Eventually, as the creativity and the increasing tendency of privileged painting grew, the spectrum of fine arts broadened.
Today, most artists train in a credited art school a a tertiary level, some being able to take elective courses in their desired art subject. Hundreds of years ago during the renaissance movement, artists were trained though apprenticeships and workshops. Visual arts have come from paintings, drawings, and printmaking all the way to photography, filmmaking, and computer arts.
After reading the article, I learned many things about visual arts and how it all started. From the renaissance all the way to the development of visual arts in japan. Visual art is a very important part in classifying what art truly is and how to go about categorizing art. The majority of art and artists are classified as visual art/artists, so it’s interesting to understand a lot of the art/artists I admire and research fits into that category. I will continue to research more about visual arts and maybe even try some of my own sometime.