Art vs. Craft

Fine Art vs. Craft

The debate between art and craft has been going on for generations. Here are a few of the considerations:

INTENT: If a maker intends to express something that makes it art.

MATERIALS: the material they work with could make it craft - textiles, ceramics, glass seem to fall into the craft category, never mind if their intention as maker might be an artistic one.

EDUCATION: As an apprentice coming through a process of learning a skill, hand to hand, is considered a craft. As a fully formed genius honing an expressive talent could be considered art.

USE: Something wearable or functional- jewelry or furniture for example - seems to fit neatly under the craft label, while something that has no clear practical purpose might be called art. However, this doesn’t take into account the decorative crafts, nor the artists who produce practical items.