Giliell
New Member
I had a discussion with my BIL about this
Well, he likes to paint (and is quite good), I like to craft (mainly sewing and embroidery, yes, I know, very girly) and what really annoyed me was his kind of snobbish attitude that painting is considered art and therefore "higher culture" than crafts.
First of all, this is of course a fairly recent distinction. For a long time, painting was a craft.
Secondly, I don't see big differences in the stuff itself
99,9% of all paintings produced in this world today are by hobby artists. Their quality varies a lot and although they might be nice to look at, it's not what revolutionizes our perception the way Picasso did.
Same is true for most crafts and for dressmaking.
Both use their knowledge of times gone by, old styles, motives, techniques. Both make use of readily avaible stuff out of mass production. I don't keep sheep for the wool and he doesn't mix his colours himself.
In both areas you can spend a hell lot of money on stuff that doesn't justify that amount of money in terms of work or material.
In both areas there's a huge industrial production that's cheap.
So, why should one get a label with a high prestige and the other one be sneezed at as if everbody could do it?
Well, he likes to paint (and is quite good), I like to craft (mainly sewing and embroidery, yes, I know, very girly) and what really annoyed me was his kind of snobbish attitude that painting is considered art and therefore "higher culture" than crafts.
First of all, this is of course a fairly recent distinction. For a long time, painting was a craft.
Secondly, I don't see big differences in the stuff itself
99,9% of all paintings produced in this world today are by hobby artists. Their quality varies a lot and although they might be nice to look at, it's not what revolutionizes our perception the way Picasso did.
Same is true for most crafts and for dressmaking.
Both use their knowledge of times gone by, old styles, motives, techniques. Both make use of readily avaible stuff out of mass production. I don't keep sheep for the wool and he doesn't mix his colours himself.
In both areas you can spend a hell lot of money on stuff that doesn't justify that amount of money in terms of work or material.
In both areas there's a huge industrial production that's cheap.
So, why should one get a label with a high prestige and the other one be sneezed at as if everbody could do it?