tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702792485600212534.post5461323120388389773..comments2023-11-04T12:42:16.702-06:00Comments on Judsons Plein Air Journal™: Painting on the Edge (or Art vs. Craft) – An OpinionJudsons Art Outfittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997236984585778829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702792485600212534.post-73167531577280949022009-02-19T16:55:00.000-07:002009-02-19T16:55:00.000-07:00I've heard it said that the difference between...I've heard it said that the difference between art & craft is that crafts are useful. Hand-blown goblets or vases, guitars & mandolins, furniture, pottery...these are things that require a certain amount of predictability. You don't want utensils to challenge you very much or upset your digestion. The concept of "Art" has come to mean something that makes you think, lady guerrilla painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838033637845078351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702792485600212534.post-73129991671769215622009-02-18T13:22:00.000-07:002009-02-18T13:22:00.000-07:00What does this mean... "Edginess now marks one of ...What does this mean... <BR/>"Edginess now marks one of the boundaries between art and craft. The arts are full of surprises and tension, the crafts are comfortable and predictable – the arts challenge convention while the crafts are guardians of the comfortable past (a valuable and valid role – just not art). " <BR/>I feel like I need examples.Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836516394863252835noreply@blogger.com