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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 don’t think the concepts of art and craft need be in competition with each other. Craft such as needlework, dress design and pottery can be art but these things can also be utilitarian. For instance, Picasso modelled pots, plates and figures which sold for £100,00.00 +. I think that a drawing or painting  would be art rather than craft.

    Your idea of sharing a concept through non verbal means could be art, although not every concept shared necessarily would be art, eg, technical drawing.

    Art is a philosophy of being human.

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  • I don’t think the concepts of art and craft need be in competition with each other. Craft such as needlework, dress design and pottery can be art but these things can also be utilitarian. For instance, Picasso modelled pots, plates and figures which sold for £100,00.00 +. I think that a drawing or painting  would be art rather than craft.

    Your idea of sharing a concept through non verbal means could be art, although not every concept shared necessarily would be art, eg, technical drawing.

    Art is a philosophy of being human.

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