It has come to my belief that anything can be art. Actually, I guess not anything, but the title of “art” can go in many different directions. I think something has emotion behind it can be art. When I say emotion, I mean something can connect to anyone, whether it’s the creator or the viewer. Art I think can even be something that was not created by an artist, as in nature. There are things where I feel people see them as art, like the ocean or a sunrise or sunset. Though they aren’t paintings or drawings, they create a connection with the viewer. Also, I think that art is something that has an inter beauty in it that can be seen through the viewers. I think that art is any form of expression, not just creative. It does not necessarily have to be pleasing to the eye but the expression is shown through the work. When people think of art I think that they feel that it needs to be “pretty,” but I don’t think it needs to be beautiful but moving. If behind the piece is emotion and expression then I consider it to be art. Art isn’t something that time is not spent on, in order for it to be something of importance it needs to have effort behind it to show it’s worth.
Design is the creation from your ideas. It’s something that has a purpose behind it. Whether it’s creating a logo or simply for fun, there is a certain thing that it is becoming. I don’t think that design is only design if it’s for something specific. I think that design is what the artist creates from their imagination and is knowingly being done by them. Design is based on creation. It’s different from drawing and painting, because you are creating what’s in your head and not what you are seeing. And I think that it can be inspired by what you see but it is a different variation of it. Design can also be taken from what you see as inspiration for an artists’ own design. It is done by their hand and ideas to create something new and original. I think the base of design focuses on the originality of the piece. I feel that that is what each designer aims for in all their work by creating something that has not been created before. Design I think is also known as patterns. Patterns can fall under different things, as in it can just be something repetitive that’s original-this can be for tattoos, works, and even some time of fabric. I think that design is considered to be art in a way; it can have emotion and expression behind it, and does not always resort to being done as a job.
Craft makes me think of kinder garden. When I hear someone talk about crafts I instantly think of macaroni picture frames and little wood projects, though I feel that many people are on the same page, thinking crafts as not real art. I think the reason for crafts is to make something that has a purpose, a purpose for something to be used. For example, I think that making a picture frame is crafty because it is creating something but it has a use as a picture frame. And I think crafts are commonly things that are not done on a professional level. As I said before, it reminds me of kinder garden- and from that it makes me think of random art projects in the early years of school, mothers making costumes for their children, but nothing that is considered to be “art.” I think it can be somewhat on the same line of design because it’s creating something from your imagination, but it’s focus is more on the use it will be. Craft I think is the bottom step of the artistic interest, that’s where you start and then from there you eventually get to design and art.
