A category of artistic compositionThe combination of a selection of distinct elements to work towards creating a whole image or form. The arrangement of shapes, colours, textures, marks and... that shares similarities in formForm refers to three dimensional objects. While shapes have two dimensions (height and width), forms have three dimensions (height, width and depth). The overall unity..., subject matterThe content of art is the meaning, message, and/or feeling imparted by a work of art. Content is inextricably linked with form, which refers to... or style. Paintings that include views of the sea could be considered in the genre of seascapes.
Genre has two meanings: its general meaning refers simply to a type of paintingPainting is the practice of applying paint or other media to a surface, usually with a brush. An art object made using paint (noun)., such as landscape, still life or abstractWhen applied to art, it usually refers to work which is not representational. Abstract art is concerned with ideas that are drawn away from everyday.... Its more specific meaning refers to the everyday subject matter in a painting, such as domestic interiors. It was 15 the main artArt refers to a diverse range of human intellectual and expressive activities and the outcomes of those activities. Within this context art is further defined... form in 17th century Holland - it is typified by the work of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675).