Comments on: Art or Craft, What’s the Difference?

By: Sue Van Gemert

Sue Van Gemert — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:11:10 +0000

I think the old saying: “Art is in the eye of the beholder” is the truth. Take the American quilt; obviously 200 years ago it was a way to make something useful out of rags. Nothing went to waste in those days. Now it is called a craft, and some are even recognized as “works of art.” Who knows: the next generation may see them as rags again. Painting is the same. Cubist painters are a taste; not for everyone. I think one of the best things about technology is that you can choose any photograph and have it on your wall in that frame called a TV screen and enjoy it as often as you wish. I wish they would make a Georgia O’Keefe gallery show on a DVD. One of her big flowers on the wall? YES!

By: Elizabeth (LIZ) Jimenez

Elizabeth (LIZ) Jimenez — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:38:16 +0000

Hmmmm?? You got me thinking about my embroidered overalls! I just thought embroidering was my therapy, but now I’m thinking of it completely different.

By: Didi

Didi — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:33:56 +0000

I think there is a difference between capital A Art and art or crafts. Maybe arts or crafts is something you create for expression and capital A Art is something ycan monetize.

By: Bobbi Walsh

Bobbi Walsh — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:18:10 +0000

Well, you sure got me thinking so early in the day! My thought is that art is an expression in which others can use their senses to absorb the object, dance, writing, music, or food. If the creator of such expression is skilled, their craft can create experiences for others. I believe the expression should be well executed in order to be art, or it is considered junk, silliness, or noise. It is the craft that makes something art.