Last class we covered some basic differences between ART and CRAFT. A common conclusion was that craft serves a functional purpose, while art is something that we admire/makes us think. Both art and craft have many things in common. You need to be skilled to be able to create either, and you do need to apply quite a bit of time and passion to both. Art is not better than craft, or the other way around.
The picture below is a portrait made out of thread, using stitching, a traditional craft technique.
Is this art, or craft? Why do you think the artist decided to use stitching instead of paint? Explain your answer.
The picture below is a portrait made out of thread, using stitching, a traditional craft technique.
Is this art, or craft? Why do you think the artist decided to use stitching instead of paint? Explain your answer.
Daniel Kornrumf
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Emily 8H
Mandy Y 8H
Nancy C 7c
Sherry W. 8H
Vivian W, 7C
LIKE The pencil sharpener shavings piece this serves the same meaning: The artist wanted to show off his skills. it makes it unique from the others.
Mansi p. 7C
kevin Z. 7C
Fan K. 8E
I think that the artist decided to use stitching instead of paint because if he just used paint, then it would still look nice but it won't have a functional purpose, so he used stitching instead and now you can use it.
Jenny L. 7E
Keivn Z. 7c
By James 7c
Angel L 8E
I think the artist decided to stitch out the portrait instead of painting it because it makes the picture much more unique. This shows how things used to create crafts such as thread, can also be used to create a piece of art.
Jesse W, 8E
Lulu 7c
Lulu 7c
Such as being a blanket or something like that .But its art too this is because it is something people think about and admire.
Desana.T 7C
by,Anuj
I think that the artist used threads instead of just paint because he wanted to be a little more creative(just like the artist who used pencil shavings)and he wanted his artwork to be unique and different than others! I personally really like this portrait because it gives us something more interesting to look at.
Nailah 8H
I think the artist use stitching because it's their art, and they either want to try stitching or that he or she is good at it. For example, for the previous piece of art (the one made with pencil shaving), he use that medium because it's his piece so he had the freedom to do or use whatever he want.
David G. 8D
Abdullah,7c
leo 7c
Carmen C, 7C
Angela C 7c
What are you going to use the portrait for? As a bookmark? A tablecloth? It is just there to look at, and therefore has no funtional purpose, which is the differential trait that seperates art from crafts.
(oops. o_o")
Darren.Z 8C
I personally think that the artist/crafter made the portrait from the traditional techinique``sewing``to make this portait ,is to show us that even though craft and art is different in many ways.It doesnt mean that it cant be shown in one peice of art or craft.Or the artist on purposely used fabric and thread to make a portrait is to tell us, in art,there are many techniques,since there are numerous techniques that can be shown,it can be easily mistaken as craft very easily such as the portrait itself;the artist is telling us that since we have our own mind,marjority of the population may have thought that art and craft is one thing or the other way around,so the artist is to prove that it could be either one if you think it is or if you think its not.
Stella N,7C
I think the author used stiching because not only is it different, it also has a functional purpose (serving as a blanket..ect), and it can be admired, so its a bit of both.
Zanib.S 8H
Calvin K. 8F
Ruth 8E
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Jonathan 8D
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Nelson S. 8D
Mila L. 8D
Tommy 8D
Tommy 8D
Rick. L. 8D
Areeba A.8D
MinhHanh D. 8D
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Ada Z. 8D
David G. 8D
Holden M 8D
Lili Z. 8D
Ashveni A, 8D
-Nayaab S 8D :)
but the most orthodox materials are like paint, pastel, paper, pencil, and etc.
Using stiching is a great way of portraying the face ; furthermore, I believe the is in fact art, but not a craft .
Yes it's used out of materials that can definitely make something functional, but in this case it does not serve a functional purpose.
Thus, this fabulous piece is a craft.
Tara 8D (:
Venus 8H
Venus 8H
Rohini.V (8E)
Roshanna R 8H
Keqing 7C
Prahamya B. 8E
Gabrielle S. 7G
Shirley Y 7D
Cindy 7C
Rohan 7d
Jessica.A 7D
Vicky T. 7D
Alfonse L.8h
Jenny P. 8H
I don't really think that it's craft because, as Ms.Badescu said, craft is what you can USE, and art is what you LOOK AT.
Melissa Z, 8F
Niron S, 8E
Lynda P. 8H
Chris L. 7H
Kelly.V 7H
Cody 8C
Sayesan T 8C
Jessica.C 8E
Joshua T. 7D
Stone He 7F
Brianna L 7D
Leeah G 8F
Lydia 8H
Tiffany Y, 8G
Victor Kong 7D
Rebecca Z 7F
Supar H, 7E
Alex R 8G
alex s 7E
Kelly R 8H
Ashley Z, 8G
Teresa H. 8H
Ilakiya S,8H
Olivia Liang, 8H
Luciee Liu 8G
So it's actually a combination of both.
I believe that the artist decided to stitch instead of using paint because it's more unique and different. Also the artist might be very skilled at it!
Cathy l. 8G
Adia H 8H
(or Adia the awesome)
Lucy X. 8G
Hafsah U. 7E
Hamza.s 7d
Douglas C, 7E
Douglas C, 7E
Gina 8E
Budvin H 8-C
Arya y. 8G
Srikanan S 7G
This artist chose to stictch this portrait because it could have been traditional. In China there are a lot of people who stitch giant images onto a peice of cloth. It is art to them, so maybe this artist thought the same.
Susan Li, 8c ;)
Nancy Chen 7E
Saranya J, 8C
Chenny 7E
Thanujan.T,7E
Karen H. 7E :)
Kellvea.Y 7E
andrew 7G
Elahveyini V, 8G
Jennifer D. 8C
Fiona W. 7E
Joyce F 7F
Hannah 8G
To me, art has some deeper layer of meaning that has been put into the piece. Also the purposes for these two terms are different. Art is used to show and express the artist's opinion where as craft is used as a decoration or tool.
Craft is simple and explicit. You could know exactly what it is meant to be. Art has many faces to it. And different people have different perspectives of the piece.
If you look at the picture captured through canvas and stitches, can you really tell what the artist was thinking when they decided to do it? No. Is it their loved one, or maybe a lost sibling? This is art. Art is what you want it to be and has a million meanings.
Steven C, 8F
Windy T, 8G
Kevin Z 8C
Stella C. 7E
Gabriel 7E
Nigarsan.K 7E
Sathursan.K 7F
Sathursan.K 7F
Sathursan.K 7F
ida.A 7G
Melanie C. 7D
Joyce L. 7E
Calvin T,8G
Ceara C 8C
This artist did just not only stitch for the sake of it to look better and more creative, but he stiched to make a combination of both art and craft. First he designed a picture in his head and then made his way stitching it.
There are many possibilities to this question because many people think of art differently. Some say, it is art. Some say it is craft and some say it is both. Mabye the artist wanted to take a challenge and do something not many people did in the past.
In this case he used imagination, skills and most importantly his style.
Sofiya.R ,7G
This artist did just not only stitch for the sake of it to look better and more creative, but he stiched to make a combination of both art and craft. First he designed a picture in his head and then made his way stitching it.
There are many possibilities to this question because many people think of art differently. Some say, it is art. Some say it is craft and some say it is both. Mabye the artist wanted to take a challenge and do something not many people did in the past.
In this case he used imagination, skills and most importantly his style.
Sofiya.R ,7G
Sornnujah K, 7F
Dina L 8H
Andy W. 7E
Melvin X, 8E
Fay Z, 8C
Michelle 7E
Kaitlyn 7H
Daniel L. 8E
Michael D 8E
Yin W. 8G
It looks like something that you would find in a museum and also its a portrait, which by the way are usually created for people to look at and admire.
I think the artist chose stitching for this photo because he or she wanted to show his or her creative skills and there imagination. Also because he or she wanted it to be original/unique from other types or portraits!
Aleyah K 7C
Christina.T 8E
Elizabeth L 8C
Olivia H. 7C
Gabriel N. 8H
Irene G. 8F
Christine T. 7F
Justin K, 8H
I think that the artist decided to use stitching instead of paint because he wanted it to be original and unique than other pieces of art, and because it's harder to stitch this design than it is to paint. So therefore, it shows that he has put a lot of effort into this piece of art, and he has shown that he has a talent of being able to stitch this piece of art.
Vincent H., 8H
This portrait (With what's givien) cannot be used for a funtional purpose.
I think that the artist chose to stitch it because it's a way of showing his talent of stitchings.
Jessie Z, 8H
Kaeshan E. 8H
Lucy 7H
Adrian M. 7E
Julian 8H
Mary W. 8H
Brandon C, 8H
Shawna Z, 8F
It actually depends. If it is just standing on the wall or in some art protector, it is just art.
But, if they made it into a pillowcase or something, it is also a craft. A craft has an actual purpose. Then the artist stitched it to make it useable. (You can’t have a paper pillowcase. It’s just too uncomfortable.)
If it is only art, the artist may have used stitching as a change to make it original.
Timothy D, 7F
Josephine, 8H
Nisane Sritharan 7d
Lily C 7G
Joey K. 7G
i think the artist used threads instead of paint so that his art would be unique and different. it gives a reason for people to want to see it in a art museum since it is unlike anything i have ever seen before.
-sonya g. 8f
Thibishan S. 7H
I think the artist used stitching so he would be more original.
-Amber 8F
Bill S, 7D
I think that the artist used stitching to be more original.
-Amber 8F
Jamie H. 7G
Jonathan C 8G
Michelle T 7H
The artist did something different because he or she wanted to show art or craft in a different point of view. They wanted us to feel the art or craft.He wanted the art or craft to be different.
Vickie.L 7F
I think the artist used stitching instead on paint because stitching stands out way more than ordinary paint. Since paint is so commonly used, people would think that stitching might be better than painting it.
Andy J, 7F
Why? Because someone used time and materials to create this, people admire it, and by stitching, this incoprated all these attributes of art, and craft into this portrait.
By using stitching, this is considered craft. The person who stitched this probably had to make a rough copy, which took time and patience. I'm pretty sure he did'nt just decide to stitch something out without planning it out first. So this is art, because he had to draw and figure out the colours for this portrait. This is art and craft because of that. I think he decided to stitch it, because painting it would make it like other portraits, but stitching it would make it craft and art.
Jenny L, 8G
I also think that this is art because maybe the stitching means a lot to the artist who made this. Also this is considered a portrait, even though it isn't painted or drew by someone but a portrait is considered art no matter how it looks.
Eugene V 8G
I think the artist used stitching so it would be different.
Helen D, 7H
So therefore, i think this is a piece of art.
Heidi F. 7E
(:
Erica 7E
Pei Zhi L.8F
Andy Z 7D