List of art media

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Arts media is the material and tools used by an artist, composer or designer to create a work of art,[1] for example, "pen and ink" where the pen is the tool and the ink is the material. Here is a list of types of art and the media used within those types.

Architecture[]

Main articles: Outline of architecture and Building material
  • Cement, concrete, mortar
  • Cob
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Stone, brick
  • Wood

Carpentry[]

Further information: List of woods
  • Adhesives
  • Wood (timber)

Ceramics[]

Main article: Ceramic art
  • Bone china
  • Clay
  • Glaze
  • Porcelain
  • Pottery
  • Terracotta

Drawing[]

Main article: Outline of drawing and drawings

Common drawing materials[]

Common supports (surfaces) for drawing[]

Common drawing tools and methods[]

Electronic[]

Main articles: Electronic art, Digital art, and Electronic media

Film[]

Main articles: Outline of film and Cinematic techniques

Food[]

Main article: Culinary art

A chef's tools and equipment, including ovens, stoves, grills, and griddles. Specialty equipment may be used, including salamanders, French tops, woks, tandoors, and induction burners.

Glass[]

Glassblowing, colouring and marking methods.

Installation[]

Main article: Installation art

Installation art is a site-specific form of sculpture that can be created with any material. An installation can occupy a large amount of space, create an ambience, transform/disrupt the space, exist in the space. One way to distinguish an installation from a sculpture (this may not apply to every installation) is to try to imagine it in a different space. If the objects present difficulties in a different space than the original, it is probably an installation.

Further information: Lighting designer

Literature[]

Main articles: Literature and Writing implement

Traditional writing media[]

Common bases for writing[]

Natural world[]

Main articles: Gardening and Landscape architecture

Painting[]

Main article: Outline of painting

Traditional paint media[]

Indigenous materials for painting[]

Supports for painting[]

Traditional tools and methods[]

Mural techniques[]

Muralists use many of the same media as panel painters, but due to the scale of their works, use different techniques. Some such techniques include:

Graphic narrative media[]

Main article: Graphic narrative

Comics creators use many of the same media as traditional painters.

Performing arts[]

Main articles: Performing arts and Performance art

The performing arts is a form of entertainment that is created by the artist's own body, face and presence as a medium. There are many skills and genres of performance; dance, theatre and re-enactment being examples. Performance art is a performance that may not present a conventional formal linear narrative.

Photography[]

Main article: Outline of photography

In photography a photosensitive surface is used to capture an optical still image, usually utilizing a lens to focus light. Some media include:

Printmaking[]

In the art of printmaking, "media" tends to refer to the technique used to create a print. Common media include:

Sculpture[]

Main article: Outline of sculpture

In sculpting, a solid structure and textured surface is shaped or combined using substances and components, to form a three-dimensional object. The size of a sculptured work can be built very big and could be considered as architecture, although more commonly a large statue or bust, and can be crafted very small and intricate as jewellery, ornaments and decorative reliefs.

Materials[]

Carving media[]

  • Bone carving
  • Bronze
  • Gemstones
  • Glass
  • Granite
  • Ice
  • Ivory
  • Marble
  • Plaster
  • Stone
  • Wax
  • Wood

Casting media[]

  • Cement
  • Ceramics
  • Metal
  • Plaster
  • Plastic
  • Synthetic resin
  • Wax

Modeling media[]

Assembled media[]

  • Beads
  • Corrugated fiberboard (cardboard)
  • Edible material
  • Foil
  • Found objects
  • Glue and other adhesives
  • Paperboard
  • Textile
  • Wire
  • Wood

Finishing materials[]

Tools[]

Sound[]

Main articles: List of musical instruments and Music theory

The art of sound can be singular or a combination of speech or objects and crafted instruments, to create sounds, rhythms and music for a range of sonic hearing purposes. See also music and sound art.

Technical products[]

Further information: Industrial design, Product design, and Engineering

The use of technical products as an art medium is a merging of applied art and science, that may involve aesthetics, efficiency and ergonomics using various materials.

Textiles[]

In the art of textiles a soft and flexible material of fibers or yarn is formed by spinning wool, flax, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel and crocheting, knitting, macramé (knotting), weaving, or pressing fibres together (felt) to create a work.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tate. "Medium – Art Term". Tate. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

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