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Decorative Arts

This document discusses the terms "decorative arts", "applied arts", and "crafts" and the overlap between them. Decorative arts include ornamental and functional works in materials like ceramics, glass, metal, wood and textiles. Applied arts apply design and aesthetics to everyday utilitarian objects. Crafts encompass a wide variety of artisanal skills and hobbies involving making things by hand, some of which have been practiced for centuries. The document provides examples of different types of crafts such as textiles, woodcraft, papercraft, pottery, glasswork, jewelry, and more.

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Decorative Arts

This document discusses the terms "decorative arts", "applied arts", and "crafts" and the overlap between them. Decorative arts include ornamental and functional works in materials like ceramics, glass, metal, wood and textiles. Applied arts apply design and aesthetics to everyday utilitarian objects. Crafts encompass a wide variety of artisanal skills and hobbies involving making things by hand, some of which have been practiced for centuries. The document provides examples of different types of crafts such as textiles, woodcraft, papercraft, pottery, glasswork, jewelry, and more.

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Decorative Arts: Applied Art: Versus Crafts

The etymology and distinctive meanings of terms like "arts" and "crafts" is further complicated and
confused by the expansion of closely related areas like "Decorative Arts" and "Applied Arts".

"Decorative Art" is traditionally considered to include ornamental and functional works in ceramic, glass,
metal, wood and textiles. The term encompasses pottery, furniture, furnishings, interior design, and
architecture, and is used by art critics to distinguish these areas from the "fine arts" such as drawing,
painting, and sculpture: "Fine Arts" being created purely for aesthetic reasons ("art for art's sake").

"Applied Art" describes fields of creative activity that apply design and aesthetics to utilitarian objects of
everyday use. (Making functional things beautiful). It includes activities like architecture, interior design,
graphic design, fashion design, industrial or commercial design, decorative art and functional art are
considered applied arts. An example is the Bayeux Tapestry.

As you can see, a noticeable overlap exists between the three areas: decorative, applied arts, and crafts,
and (in practice) between unique crafted items and fine art sculpture. Furthermore, the "Arts and Crafts
Movement" at the turn of 19th century was a major influence on all these differing branches of artistic
endeavour, as were the movements "Art Nouveau" and "Art Deco".

Types of Craft

There are hundreds if not thousands of different varieties of handicrafts. The following list of crafts is
included merely for illustrative purposes.

Textiles

Appliqué, Crocheting, Embroidery, Felt-making, Knitting, Lace-making, Macramé, Quilting, Tapestry art,
Weaving.

Woodcraft

Wood-carving, Wood-turning, Cabinet making, Furniture making, lacquerware.


Papercraft

Paper Modelling, Collage, Decoupage, Origami paper folding, Papier-mâché.

Pottery and Glass Crafts (see also Ancient Pottery)

Ceramics (earthenware, stoneware, porcelain), Mosaic Art, Glass Beadmaking, Glass Blowing, Glass
Etching, (see Stained Glass Art Materials/Methods).

Jewelry

Includes metalwork involving processes like embossing, repoussé work, engraving, enamelling (types
include champlevé, basse taille, cloisonné, plique-à-jour), granulation and filigree decoration. For more,
see: Jewellery: History, Techniques.

Arts and crafts describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one's own
hands. Arts and crafts is usually a hobby. Some crafts (art skills) have been practised for
centuries, others are more recent inventions. “Art cannot be taught, it comes from thinking.
Other Examples of Craftwork

Basket weaving, Beer-making, Book-binding, Doll-making, Enamelling, Floral Design, Ikebana,


Jewellery-making, Knife-making (cutler), Leatherwork, Metalwork, Model-making, Tattoo
Designing, Toy-making.

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