Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. humanities
6. [arts and related disciplines]
7. arts (broad discipline)
8. visual arts (discipline)

Anotations

Scope note:

In general, refers to the visual arts as opposed to literature, poetry, or other writing. In a narrower sense, it sometimes refers to all visual arts concerned with three-dimensional objects, but not two-dimensional visual arts. For works made of the material plastic, use "plastic (organic material)."