Talk:Studio art

Improving this article

I have created this headings so people can discuss how to improve this article. I have also moved the {verify} template to the article, which is where all templates concerning an article should be placed. 66.229.182.113 15:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

lol wut —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.151.224.29 (talk) 10:21, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

definition

Yes this article does need sorting. Anyone can have a studio but studio arts is something else. Afaik, "studio arts" originally referred to the classical divisions of fine art such as sculpture, painting and printmaking (and architecture) and are related to the "atelier system" where a master took on apprentices and often developed a school of followers, and where successful artists had patrons and clients, making it possible to have a space exclusively to produce work. Studio arts is the classic term for artists working in this way and to groups of artists who formed art movements. Another term for SA is Visual Arts or plastic arts where an artist materially creates unique art pieces as part of their practice, by hand and with low technology, for collection, for the museum and for viewing in galleries or "open studio" times. These practices are the opposite of manufactured mass-produced objects.

I doubt that it has anything to do with legitimacy or other of the amateur or professional - the bohemian lifestyle stereotype applied to artists. writers, poets, designers etc (see Bloomsbury group and Pre-Raphaelites) figured as outsider to mainstream society. Haven't time to dig out refs at this point, but just pointing out some limits & pov in the article. Manytexts (talk) 05:00, 19 July 2011 (UTC)