Decorative Art

Applied Art

 The term "applied art" refers to the application (and resulting product) of artistic
design to utilitarian objects in everyday use. Whereas works of fine art have no
function other than providing aesthetic or intellectual stimulation to the viewer,
works of applied art are usually functional objects which have been "prettified" or
creatively designed with both aesthetics and function in mind.
 Decorative Art

 The decorative arts are arts or crafts concerned with the design and manufacture
of beautiful objects that are also functional. It includes interior design, but not
usually architecture. The decorative arts are often categorized in opposition to the
"fine arts", namely, painting, drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture,
which generally have no function other than to be seen.
 History of Decorative Art

 The earliest type of decorative art was ancient pottery, notably the Jomon style Japanese ceramics
pioneered from about 14,500 BCE. It was also widely produced from about 5,000 BCE by a number of
ancient Mediterranean civilizations, before reaching its apogee in the Geometric Style, Oriental Style,
Black-Figure and Red-Figure style of Ancient Greek pottery.

 Another early producer of decorative art were the Celts, whose metalwork (c.500-50 BCE) created such
personal weaponry and items of jewellery, as the gold and bronze "Oak Tree of Manching" (c.350-50
BCE), the bronze "Battersea Shield" (c.350-50 BCE), the bronze "Witham Shield" (4th century BCE),
the silver "Gundestrup Cauldron" (c.100 BCE), the bronze "Petrie Crown" (100 BCE - 200 CE), the gold
"Broighter Gold Collar" (1st century BCE) and the gold "Broighter Boat" (1st century BCE). Later,
Celtic artisans in Ireland produced a number of exquisite ecclesiastical objects, and other works, such as
the Tara Brooch (c.700 CE), the Ardagh Chalice (8th/9th century CE), the Derrynaflan Chalice (8th/9th
century CE), the Moylough Belt Shrine (8th century CE), the Tully Lough Cross (8th/9th century) and
the Cross of Cong (12th century).
Kinds of Decorative Arts

Ceramics
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Glassware
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Basketry
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Jewelry
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Metalware
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Furniture
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Clothing
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Pottery