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An interesting concept

TheCatWoman

Art is the craft of being human.

I really relate to this, but others don't as they seem to see art and craft as two very different things with art being more lofty than craft, which is mearly the ability to do something competantly. For me it goes to the heart of what art is, it is the crafting of non verbal means of sharing a concept, although I do think words can be art too, a beautifully crafted sentence is a thing of beauty.

What do you all think?

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  • I think things are moving more in the direction now of people realising that the distinction between art and craft is less defined - and I think that’s a very good thing. I think various influences in culture and society meant that at various times art was seen as a more rarified and noble thing than craft - but I think now people have a more nuanced view about that. Look at the way Bernard Leach is viewed as a potter, and the way folk art is now viewed as of real value artistically. I think this is real progress as I think the distinctions between any form of art aren’t really necessary- it’s all creative expression ultimately - in whatever form it manifests. 

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  • I think things are moving more in the direction now of people realising that the distinction between art and craft is less defined - and I think that’s a very good thing. I think various influences in culture and society meant that at various times art was seen as a more rarified and noble thing than craft - but I think now people have a more nuanced view about that. Look at the way Bernard Leach is viewed as a potter, and the way folk art is now viewed as of real value artistically. I think this is real progress as I think the distinctions between any form of art aren’t really necessary- it’s all creative expression ultimately - in whatever form it manifests. 

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  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    Very well put Kate. My knee-jerk reaction to the original post was along the lines of “but art is difficult and craft is easy”, and in my world that is in part true but your comment is making me think more deeply about this.

    I collect works of art by contemporary artists, semi-abstract mixed media on industrial themes my preference but Im not snobby in my collecting as Ive carved drift wood, pottery of various kinds, a framed button art tree, found art such as fossils, wooden objects of various sorts, bricks and bits of concrete!

    And thinking further my definition of difficult is probably that I can’t do it, which says a lot about me and nothing about the value of the created objects. My own creativity (the something difficult) is I would generally say writing in various forms, but for relaxation and health (the something easy) I make patterns out of objects like tools, boxes, stones, then snap them on my iphone, print and arrange into montages. It satisfies my autistic need for pattern and order. 

    Alice