What are the different types of art?
There isn���t one single agreed classification of art forms. In part, this is because there is not one single definition of art! 
 
 Some people consider art a creative process that gives only aesthetic pleasure, and does not serve any utilitarian purpose. However, even with this definition, there is not a clear dividing line between art and utilitarian creative processes. For example, some people consider the literary arts to comprise poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. We can clearly understand that non-fiction has a utilitarian purpose to educate and communicate, and arguably the other literary arts do too. So that definition of art as serving no utilitarian purpose is not very black-and-white. 
 
 If we consider art to be any creative endeavor that provides aesthetic pleasure, and that it might also be utilitarian, then there are many forms of art. Below is a partial listing, together with some of the ways these are commonly grouped together. 
 
 
 Art form | Can be classified as
 Poetry | Literary arts, fine arts
 Fiction | Literary arts
 Non-fiction | Literary arts
 Drama / theater | Performing arts, literary arts
 Sculpture | Visual arts, fine arts, plastic arts
 Painting | Visual arts, fine arts
 Glassblowing | Visual arts
 Ceramics | Visual arts, plastic arts
 Origami | Visual arts, plastic arts
 Woodworking | Sculpture, plastic arts
 Music | Performing arts, fine arts
 Dance | Performing arts, fine arts
 Film-making / cinematography | Performing arts, visual arts, media arts
 Photography | Visual arts, media arts
 Opera | Performing arts, visual arts
 Food preparation | Culinary arts
 Food styling | Visual arts, culinary arts
 Architecture | Fine arts
 
 There are also subcategories of many of these art forms, for example:
 Sculpture using different materials can have its own subcategory. Some people consider glassblowing or wood carving to be subcategories of sculpture.
 Woodworking has sub-specialties including engraving, furniture-making, and carving.
  
 There is also disagreement about including utilitarian disciplines as a form of art. Architecture is a good example of this. It is highly regulated, requires engineering skill, and provides clear useful benefits, so it doesn���t meet the standard of ���purely aesthetic���. Still, it is common to consider architecture an art form, and most people agree that architecture can provide aesthetic pleasure.
 
 As you can see, there isn���t a single way to classify art forms, although there is consensus about some of the most common groupings.