Plastic arts

Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium, such as clay, wax or paint, to create works of art. The term is also used to refer to the visual arts (such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, architecture, film and photography), rather than literature and music.^[1] Materials for use in the plastic arts, in the narrower definition, include those that can be carved or shaped, such as stone or wood, concrete, glass, or metal.

The term "plastic art" is compatible with that used by neo-plasticists. Piet Mondrian used the term in his essay "Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art (Figurative Art and Non-Figurative Art) ", published in the book CIRCLE (1937). He describes "plastic arts" as "figurative" and "subjective"; whereas "pure plastic arts" are "non-figurative" and "objective".^[2]