This set can help you study words you should know before start to study or read about Art in Japanese!

Words related Art for beginner: 1-1 genres

Art
美：beauty
術：art, technic, skill
💡We also use 芸術（げいじゅつ、gei-jyutu） as 90% same meaning.
芸：art, performance, trick
💡I strongly believe those mean different but only people who loves art care it.

Work, Piece
作：make, create
　　verb：作る（つくる、tsukuru）
品：thing

Painting
絵：painting (more specific, coloring)
画：painting (more specific, draw outline/contour)

Sculpture
彫：sculpt
　　verb：彫る（ほる、horu）
刻：carve, engrave
　　verb：刻む（きざむ、kizamu）

Architecture
建：establish
　　verb：建つ（たつ、tatsu）
築：lay the foundation of
　　verb：築く（きずく、kuzuku）

Photograph, Picture
写：photograph, picture, reflect
　　verb：写す（うつす、utusu）
真：true, genuine

lithograph
版：block
💡Woodblock lithograph（we call it 木版画（もくはんが、moku-han-ga）is popular in Japan, like 浮世絵（うきよえ、uki-yo-e）!
画：painting (more specific, draw outline/contour)

Pottery, Ceramics
陶：pottering
芸：art, performance, trick

Staining, Dyeing
染：dye, color
　　verb：染める（そめる、someru）
織：weave
　　verb：織る（おる、oru）

Installation
💡We pronounce it both in katakana and ro-ma ji.

インスタレーション（いんすたれーしょん、instaresyon）

Video
映：project, portray, picture
　　verb：映す（うつす、utusu）
像：image, figure, portrait, picture

Movie
映：project, portray, picture
　　verb：映す（うつす、utusu）
画：painting (more specific, draw outline/contour)

Illustration　
💡We pronounce it both in katakana and ro-ma ji.

イラストレーション（いらすとれーしょん、illustreshyon）

Design
💡We pronounce it both in katakana and ro-ma ji.

Craft
工：craft
芸：art, performance, trick

Manga, Comics, Cartoon
漫：without reason, humor, lazy
画：painting (more specific, draw outline/contour)

Animation
💡Mostly it's called アニメ（あにめ、anime）for short and it feels more casual than using アニメーション.

アニメーション（あにめーしょん、anime-syon）

Performance
💡We pronounce it both in katakana and ro-ma ji.

パフォーマンス（ぱふぉーまんす、paphomansu）

Music
音：sound
楽：peaceful, fun, playing instrument