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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.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Ohhh, good one ArchaeC, I will have to sit with that one for a bit.

    Can art be utilitarian? I'm thinking of all those wall fillers in public buildings, they seem more utilitarian and a facsimile of making a space more human and welcoming

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I think the wall fillers could be art, but not if they were facsimiles. On the other hand, could a copy of say, the Mona Lisa be art if a machine simply reproduces the copy? The physical copy of the original painting itself isn’t imbued with artistic expression, it is simply a copy of an original intention which manifested as art, so I would say that it is a decorative piece to make a space more welcoming. It’s far from straightforward and debatable. Art historians have argued over the definition of art a lot.

    Some hospitals have paintings framed and displayed on their walls for the benefit of patients and staff. Some of these wouldn’t be of much financial value, but many are meaningful to the artist and viewers. They are art, and they are decorative and utilitarian because they make the space less clinical, more welcoming and can distract the viewer from their daily concerns.