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RE: Thinking About Creativity: The "Art" vs. "Craft" Discussion
I always thought of craft as a subset of art, usually three-dimensional, and made of multiple pieces which I see as a very broad term.
In my humble opinion, anyone can create art, with any level of experience, but the characteristic that separates creative person from artist is the effort put into marketing one's art. I see the word 'artist' as definitive of art being work, not just a hobby.
But as you say, there are a million opinions out there, very little to substantiate them. :)
Specifically, art being the broad term. Not the multiple pieces.
Thanks for sharing @rachelsvparry... I like that interpretation as craft being a "subset," and I agree that it is, in many situations.
Sometimes I observe the ostensible "critics" shoot themselves in the foot with their insistence on abstraction and certain forms of expression... and next thing they are fawning all over ancient Asian pottery that directly contradicts their metrics... claiming their standards are somehow "different" when something is old enough.
As you said, very little to substantiate these opinions.