tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227505.post115478693998477869..comments2023-07-26T13:02:12.718-03:00Comments on round opinions: Arts or CraftsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227505.post-1162552357136730552006-11-03T07:12:00.000-04:002006-11-03T07:12:00.000-04:00Hi Darrell, it's good to find you blogging! I'll b...Hi Darrell, it's good to find you blogging! I'll be adding this to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>I think this question is like asking whether grey is black or white. There is all sorts of middle ground, and of course black and white are just a subset of lots of other colours. <BR/><BR/>So I would also like to throw the word 'design' into the fray. This is kind of the science of art. A set of basic rules that help an 'artist' create something that will achieve whatever the designer wants to achieve. Another good word is 'aesthetics', and many of the rules of visual design are about creating something aesthetically pleasing. Most people would probably find this piece good to look at, so I think this means that it is well crafted and well designed.<BR/><BR/>It may also be useful to look at art and craft as the process rather than the result. Craft might be considered the process of making art, whatever the medium. The physical process of making a painting might perhaps be considered craft? The intellectual process is perhaps the the art? I don't think that every painting can be considered art.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps a fairer test would be to ask how you felt while you were making this piece, and how it's new owner feels whenever they look at it or hold it? If it touches hearts, then it's probably ok to label it art.<BR/><BR/>Keep blogging Darrell!Derek Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058511671737531988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227505.post-1155085552285176282006-08-08T22:05:00.000-03:002006-08-08T22:05:00.000-03:00RayI like it, especially the Ellsworth comment. Th...Ray<BR/>I like it, especially the Ellsworth comment. The question is how to get that repeatability in the art movements.Darrell Feltmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104388222304660711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227505.post-1155085437950052472006-08-08T22:03:00.000-03:002006-08-08T22:03:00.000-03:00MikeI understand where you are coming from, but it...Mike<BR/>I understand where you are coming from, but it only repeats the question, what makes it art? There are some people turning out half finished trash that they call art and somehow get it into the galleries, but generally fine art requires fine craft. While a utilitarian axe handle is a wonder to behold, especially on a hot day with a tree to come down, few would call it fine art. On the other hand, a Ming dynasty bowl is art whild a Walmart bowl may not even be craft. I can see the difference, but how to describe it? Then how to move it on to wood?Darrell Feltmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104388222304660711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32227505.post-1154980360590456092006-08-07T16:52:00.000-03:002006-08-07T16:52:00.000-03:00PeterThis makes sense to me. My question would be,...Peter<BR/>This makes sense to me. My question would be, "At what point does an object change from ornament to art?" Much modern art does little for me even in the way of ornament, yet people regard it as "art" and expect me to <B>appreciate</B> it, whatever that means. If a piece provokes thought in one person and not another, does it fluctuate from art to craft, or is it neather and must be considered in an even more nebulous category?Darrell Feltmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104388222304660711noreply@blogger.com