arts forms: Arts works can be categorised as forms that are representative of particular formal and informal fields, genres, products and/or structures. This categorisation is generally determined by characteristics of the work such as the organisation of and relationships between arts elements in the work and/or specific technical, aesthetic and/or expressive qualities evident in the work.
Some arts forms are traditionally associated with particular arts disciplines although these distinctions are less influential in the categorisation of contemporary arts works which are frequently described as being for example, ‘multi-disciplinary’ and/or in a ‘hybrid form’.
Arts forms associated with specific disciplines include:
- Art: two-dimensional, three-dimensional, digital, collage, drawing, painting, photography, print-making, sculpture, textile/fibre (for example, tapestry, weaving, costume), installation, performance art, mask-making, mixed-media, ceramics, conceptual
- Dance: improvisation, learnt movement material, self- or group-devised, set movement material, solo, duet/partner dance, ensemble/group. Dance includes many genres which in turn each encompass a range of styles: for example, the genre of Classical Ballet includes styles such as Romanticism and Neo-Classicism; Contemporary Dance includes styles such as Graham, Cunningham, Limon and Horton; folk and ethnic genres include traditional dance forms of countries, cultures and indigenous societies, Musical Theatre and Commercial dance genres include jazz dance, funk, hip hop and tap
- Drama: story-telling, mime, puppetry, improvisation, spontaneous dramatic play, role-play, movement, process drama, enactment, devised drama, scripted drama, monologue, ensemble work, physical theatre, dance drama, theatrical forms such as poor theatre, or commedia dell’arte
- Media: television programs, film, video, photography, interactive CD-ROMs/DVDs, computer/electronic games, radio, print layout (for example, magazine, newspaper), sequence, collage, role-play, animation, claymation.
- Music: instrumental, vocal, soundscape, composition, improvisation. Other music forms are based on compositional structures; for example, symphony, raga, blues, and song-form
- Visual communication: map, graph, symbol, diagram, chart, illustration, instrumental drawing, architectural drawing, three-dimensional model/form, poster, flyer/brochure, package, logo/corporate identity, two-dimensional layout, multimedia.