I tend to think of "art" more as the creative side of it. And "craft" is more the technical side of it. Like, the portrait is the art. The painting is the craft. If that makes sense?

Or "craft" also kind of carries a more pragmatic connotation. That it's like, music is art; woodworking is craft. (But this is also pretty reductive because there's clearly pragmatism to art and artistry to craft.) I mean, there's a reason it's "arts and crafts." They might be different, but they're related.

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Abstract art fails both of those definitions but (hopefully) conveys beauty.

I'd define "art" as "aesthetic or creative expression". There are a number of skills involved with it which become stronger independent of the ways art is used.

I guess a good definition of "craft" is something that applies a personal sense of artistry and the skills associated with it to some kind of field of expertise. "Crafts" have a lot of technical and/or physical and/or muscular things associated with them as well, whereas art is just the raw expression.

Furthermore, I believe that crafts can be learned while art cannot -- art is subjective and inherent, whereas crafts are just practical skills that use whatever someone's artistry is.

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This is kind of a wild thing to assert. I get that abstract art isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to feel moved by the same things, but abstract art isn't just about conveying some sense of beauty (which, not for nothing is an aesthetic thing). More often than not, abstract artists are using their artistry to convey an emotion or elicit an emotional response.



Kinda disagree with this assessment as well. "Creativity" might not be something one can learn, but no one just sort of innately knows how to create their art. Obviously, much will depend on the form in question, but arguably most artistic forms do require years and years of study and practice. Novels, cinema, poetry, painting, architecture: all forms of art that people ultimately have to learn.




I'd maybe take the weird position of, all aesthetics are ultimately attempting to evoke something. Not everything is super deep or anything, but I mean, why would you care at all about the aesthetics of your living room if said aesthetics didn't bring you a sense of comfort or calmness?

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