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Xiazhichen Posted 16 years ago
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What is the difference between "art, arts, and the arts"?

I am confused in these three words. For example, "work of art" is correct, but is "work of the arts" or "work of arts" right? Where should I use "arts" and where should I use "the arts"? Is "art" limited in drawings?

The art of the Renaissance. Is this sentence correct? Why should it use the article? Does it mean a specific art form?

"Great art is concerned with moral imperfections", "Great arts are concerned with moral imperfections" which is right?
  

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'A work of art' is a fixed phrase. 'The arts' refers to the whole field of artistic endeavors-- theatre, sculpture, painting, dance, etc. 'Art' refers to any one of these ot to the general aesthetic.

  • 'A work of art' is a fixed phrase.
  • 'The arts' refers to the whole field of artistic endeavors-- theatre, sculpture, painting, dance, etc.
  • 'Art' refers to any one of these ot to the general aesthetic.
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'A work of art' is a fixed phrase. 'The arts' refers to the whole field of artistic endeavors-- theatre, sculpture, painting, dance, etc. 'Art' refers to any one of these ot to the general aesthetic.
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The difference between art education and arts education
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Hi,
The difference between art education and arts education

He has an art education. My first reaction is that he has learned to paint or draw.

He has an arts education. Sounds like he has studied a subject like philosophy or sociolo
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Dear xiazhichen,

Arts : A good definition of the arts is given by the Free Dictionary as "imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively, esp. as studied academically. While Britannica Online defines art as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with other

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