Types of Art

Sticker art is a form of street art in which images are carried by stickers. The content of such stickers can be varied, and includes many subcategories of graffiti. Stickers began to proliferate in the early 2000s and have often appeared in large cities, such as on trash cans, road signs and house walls. Shepard Fairey is considered the pioneer of this art form.

Upt-art is “apartment art.” Upt-art is a term invented by the artist Nikita Alekseev for the home exhibition that is arranged in the early 80’s as a special exposition genre that became a bright artistic phenomenon and an original, purely Russian contribution to the development of contemporary art. Apt-art – art created with the expectation of such a way of demonstration.

Visionary Art – an artistic style based on the spontaneous depiction of the seen in an altered state of consciousness, religious, meditative contemplation, trance, as well as flashbacks arising after the so-called “trips”.

Conceptual Art – an art movement designed to convey the idea of a work of art visually, but not in terms of form or outward attributes. Usually created in the early stages of project development and intended for use in films, computer games, comic books before creating the final version. Also called “concept design.” Not to be confused with conceptual art.

Furry art, also known as “furry art,” is artwork with anthropomorphic (humanized) animals as its subject. Furry art is artwork created within the context of a furry subculture as the main target audience, or, less frequently, artwork with anthropomorphic animal characters, intended for a wider audience.

Latte art (from Italian Latte art, “milk” + “art”) is a special way of pouring foamed milk into espresso, thanks to which different patterns are created on the surface of coffee. Patterns can also be created by simply drawing on the top layer of foam, for example with a toothpick or other sharp object. Latte-art requires a precise observance of the proportions of milk and coffee.

Surf Art is an art movement that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. It is distinguished by using elements of impressionism, postimpressionism, surrealism, abstract and paradoxical combinations of forms. Surf art includes paintings, sculptures and various design elements that depict authentic surfing, lifestyle and everything that can be associated with it.

Public art (Public art; art in public space) – art in an urban environment, aimed at the unprepared viewer and implying communication with the urban space.

Land Art, an art movement that emerged in the United States in the late 1960s, in which the work created by the artist was inextricably linked to the natural landscape. Land art works were not external to the landscape, but rather used it as a form and a means of creating a work of art. Often the works were performed in an open and remote space away from populated areas, in which they were left to themselves and the action of natural forces.

Pop Art – a movement in art in the 1950s and 1960s, which emerged as a reaction to Abstract Expressionism, using images of consumer products.
The image borrowed from popular culture, placed in a different context:
The scale and material are changed;
the technique or technical method is exposed;
information clutter is revealed, etc.

Body art is one of the forms of avant-garde art, where the main object of creativity is the human body, and the content is revealed with the help of non-verbal language: poses, gestures, facial expressions, the application of signs, “decorations” on the body. The object of body art can also be drawings, photos, videos and moulage of the body.

Mail-art is a type of modern fine art that uses postage stamps and other postal materials as a visual medium.

Street art – visual art, the distinctive feature of which is a pronounced urban style.
The main part of street art is graffiti (otherwise known as spray art), but we cannot assume that street art is graffiti. Street art also includes posters (non-commercial), stencils, various sculptural installations, etc. In street art, every detail, detail, shadow, color, line is important. The artist creates his own stylized logo – a “unique sign” and depicts it on parts of the urban landscape. The most important thing in street art is not to appropriate the territory, but to engage the viewer in a dialogue and show a different storyline.

Fan art is a type of artwork by fans of popular works of art, a derivative drawn work based on some original work (usually literary or cinematic), using its plot ideas and (or) characters. It has also become popular to draw fan art for games.