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空間芸術 (kuukangeijutsu) Japanese meaning: spatial art | Kotomora
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Sculpture and architecture are classified as spatial arts.
Spatial art is often contrasted with temporal art.
Related words 時じ 間かん 芸げい 術じゅつ Temporal art (music, poetry, etc.) that unfolds over time, as opposed to spatial art which exists in physical space.
造ぞう 形けい 芸げい 術じゅつ Plastic or formative arts; a near synonym, but 造形芸術 emphasizes the act of shaping materials, while 空間芸術 focuses on the spatial dimension.
Etymology Compound of 空間 (space) and 芸術 (art). A calque from Western art theory, likely from German 'Raumkunst' or English 'spatial art'.