Fine art paintings on 3details by Peter Woodward
The word “fine” does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the discipline.
“Imitation, then, is one instinct of our nature. Next, there is the instinct for ‘harmony’ and rhythm, meters being manifestly sections of rhythm. Persons, therefore, starting with this natural gift developed by degrees their special aptitudes, till their rude improvisations gave birth to Poetry.” -Aristotle [3]
This definition tends to exclude visual art forms that could be considered craftwork or applied art, such as textiles. The more recent term visual arts is widely considered to be a more inclusive and descriptive phrase for today’s variety of current art practices, and for the multitude of media in which high art is now more widely recognized to occur.
The term is still often used outside of the arts to denote when someone has perfected an activity to a very high level of skill. For example, one might metaphorically say that “Pelé took football to the level of a fine art.”
That fine art is seen as being distinct from applied arts is largely the result of an issue raised in Britain by the conflict between the followers of the Arts and Crafts Movement, including William Morris, and the early modernists, including Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group. The former sought to bring socialist principles to bear on the arts by including the more commonplace crafts of the masses within the realm of the arts, while the modernists sought to keep artistic endeavor as exclusive and esoteric.
Confusion often occurs when people mistakenly refer to the Fine Arts but mean the Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, etc). However, there is some disagreement here, as, for example, at York University, Fine Arts is a faculty that includes the “traditional” fine arts, design, and the “Performing Arts”. Furthermore, creative writing is frequently considered a fine art as well. (source: Wikipedia)
3details features artwork by British realist artist Peter Woodward -
Peter studied painting and printmaking at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts & The (then titled) Philadelphia College of Art both in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
He’s been involved in the creative world on and off since leaving Art college in 1987, continually selling paintings both privately and commercially on commission during this period.
In the 1990′s he was also involved in the Antiques trade and web design 1999-2008.
Peter Woodward has exhibited his work at various galleries in the UK and the US.
He currently works mainly on commission for both private and commercial clients.
For 20 years Peter Woodward has been producing Fine art paintings for clients all over the world. Popular themes include: Still life paintings, Murals, limited editions, paintings on cruise ships
Whilst his training is in traditional oil painting and printmaking, much of his current work is made up of paintings, part digital, part traditional media – designed on the mac and printed/transfer printed onto different surfaces including paper, canvas, wood and ceramic.
based in Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire and also with a studio in France. He spends much of his time traveling between France and London.
To contact Peter please use the contact page
