Crafts vs art. What is the difference? The definition seem to derive from art being painting/drawing and sculpture and craft is the other stuff.
So much confidence in these definitions:
"Art and craft have always been closely linked and entwined. We often speak of ‘arts and crafts’ as one discipline or activity."
"A craft or trade is traditionally a hobby or an occupation that requires skilled workers to produce an item. Crafts can include weaving, carving, pottery, embroidery, macrame, beading, sewing, quilting, and many other forms."
"Crafting always results in a tangible output or item, for example, molding, carving, or sewing. Historically, craft was considered to be a lower form of creativity than arts such as painting or sculpture."
Explanations go on to distinguish between the "High arts" and the rest are called the "low arts".
Then things got all mixed up: Fine artists like Judy Chicago used crafts skills to make artwork that used ceramics, metalwork, and needlework. Chicago’s mixed-media installation artwork “The Dinner Table” is one of the best examples of the use of craft in fine art.
All this is very academic and seems very ernest.
I wondered about it because of all the Pinterest articles on how to paint abstracts using weird objects like window cleaners, pot scrubbers, or balloons. Here are two examples - aren't they tantalizing. What is the end result?
Who would guess art would go down this path of do-it-yourself fun and games, making a mock of "high art".
