What kinds of art forms are there?

First, based on the existence of artistic images, art can be divided into time art, space art and space-time art, and time art: music and literature; Space art: architecture, sculpture, painting; Space-time art: drama, film and television, dance.

Second, according to the aesthetic way of artistic image, art can be divided into auditory art, visual art and audio-visual art. The auditory art: music; Visual arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, bonsai, catering; Audio-visual arts: drama, film and television.

Third, based on the content characteristics of artistic works, art can be divided into performance art and reproduction art. Performance art: music, dance, architecture, calligraphy; Reproduction art: painting, sculpture, drama, film.

Fourth, according to the materialized form of artistic works, artistic works can be divided into dynamic art and static art, dynamic art: music, dance, drama, film and television; Static art: painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, arts and crafts, etc.

The relative independence of art form

For example, the same content can be expressed in different artistic forms under certain circumstances, and artistic forms have inheritance in artistic development. To measure the artistic achievement of a work of art, we should not only look at the content, but also see whether its form perfectly expresses the content. Art forms are constantly developing and changing.

Excellent artists always critically inherit and transform the old art form according to the needs of the development and change of artistic content, and create new forms to adapt to the new artistic content, thus creating excellent works of art with distinctive spirit of the times and rich formal beauty.