Why we call it 7th art (cinema) & what is the 1th, 2nd ect..?!
Question: They explain it better than I could...:
From http://www.abcpedia.us/arts-drawings/fin...
"It is rather a difficult task to fully get to know the meaning and reaches of the "fine art" conception. Dictionary tells us that it is the "expression of beautiful things", and gives us the examples of painting, drawing, and sculpture, but that is only a part of what fine art really means. Here follows a much wider meaning anchored in its history and its development over time.
In Ancient Greece, the arts were divided into superior and minor arts. By definition, "superior arts" were those which could be appreciated by the "superior senses" (vision and audition); the touch was not considered a "must" for the purpose of beauty appreciation. At that time, the Fine Arts were six:
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
Music
Declamation (including literature)
Dance (including drama theater)
Later on in time, the motion picture was introduced to the world;, that is, sort of speaking, the possibility of recording the dramatic pieces performed once, but played --virtually-- for ever; that is why the motion pictures were righteously called the seventh art.
The first reference known to the term Fine Art came by the hand of Charles Batteaux (in the year 1474). The term seventh art was introduced by Ricciotto Canudo (year 1911), and the term was widely spread with the pass of time."
Hope this helps.
Answers: They explain it better than I could...:
From http://www.abcpedia.us/arts-drawings/fin...
"It is rather a difficult task to fully get to know the meaning and reaches of the "fine art" conception. Dictionary tells us that it is the "expression of beautiful things", and gives us the examples of painting, drawing, and sculpture, but that is only a part of what fine art really means. Here follows a much wider meaning anchored in its history and its development over time.
In Ancient Greece, the arts were divided into superior and minor arts. By definition, "superior arts" were those which could be appreciated by the "superior senses" (vision and audition); the touch was not considered a "must" for the purpose of beauty appreciation. At that time, the Fine Arts were six:
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
Music
Declamation (including literature)
Dance (including drama theater)
Later on in time, the motion picture was introduced to the world;, that is, sort of speaking, the possibility of recording the dramatic pieces performed once, but played --virtually-- for ever; that is why the motion pictures were righteously called the seventh art.
The first reference known to the term Fine Art came by the hand of Charles Batteaux (in the year 1474). The term seventh art was introduced by Ricciotto Canudo (year 1911), and the term was widely spread with the pass of time."
Hope this helps.